suppose pharma behaved more like this...

[loyalsister]

My dealing with a corporation that developed a medical advice has been very positive.
I have a Vagal Nerve Stimulator. I have to have the battery replaced surgically. Originally, it was scheduled for late Nov.
So, I got a call from cyberonics (a woman who identified herself as a "case manager&quot to ask me some general questions. She asked when my surgery was, and when she discovered I wasn't happy with the date, she called the surgeon to see if they could get me in sooner.
They did. It's Oct 9.

Suppose drug companies had such a system? Jobs for unemployed social scientists. And, improved healthcare as people could report efficacy and side effects. In some cases, adjustments could be made without a dr. visit.

[drm604]

1. Maybe I'm being overly cynical

but if they manage to change enough people's batteries nearly two months earlier, they make more money.

[TeamPooka]

2. better than two months late....

[loyalsister]

3. Maybe so

But... it has lasted 7 years.
The surgeon puts it in and I see him once afterwards. The doctor who monitors my device checks it when I am there for my usual visits- every3-6 months.