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meow2u3

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26. Prescription drug commercials do only one thing: drive up the price of your meds

Reply to AlecBGreen (Reply #18)

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 10:45 AM

Jan 2012

... so they're too expensive for most people to afford without breaking the bank.

Next time you see those prescription drug ads on TV or in magazines, you might as well "ask your doctor how much kickback money the drug companies pay him to prescribe the drugs they advertise on TV, radio, and magazines."

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U.S. to Force Drug Firms to Report Money Paid to Doctors [View all] alp227 Jan 2012 OP

Good news...nt..K and R.. Stuart G Jan 2012 #1

No republican president would ever do this...that's for sure demosincebirth Jan 2012 #2

thats right and an important point for the leftyohiolib Jan 2012 #31

It's probably not their issue and they will continue to stomp their feet and demosincebirth Jan 2012 #33

This has to happen siligut Jan 2012 #3

About damn time. MADem Jan 2012 #4

My doc refuses to even *talk* to the drug reps eggplant Jan 2012 #5

+1000! Fearless Jan 2012 #6

bravo! AlecBGreen Jan 2012 #18

Prescription drug commercials do only one thing: drive up the price of your meds meow2u3 Jan 2012 #26

Not my husband. He gets all the free samples he can for his patients. nt Mojorabbit Jan 2012 #23

my doc is good also BUT.... flpab Jan 2012 #25

Classic RW media spin in the headline drmeow Jan 2012 #7

Well caught. /nt Festivito Jan 2012 #8

An Incredibly Deceptive Headline! n/t jkappy Jan 2012 #12

I dunno. quakerboy Jan 2012 #24

I think that for those of us drmeow Jan 2012 #32

This has been needed for a long time. sarcasmo Jan 2012 #9

Universal health care is what the majority of Americans need just1voice Jan 2012 #10

Psychiatrist make more an hour if they prescribe drugs vs a talking session... midnight Jan 2012 #11

You obviously haven't been to a good psychiatrist. nt babylonsister Jan 2012 #19

Psychiatirsts Sgent Jan 2012 #20

Just more BIG government. Hotler Jan 2012 #13

Just a bandaid ... TBF Jan 2012 #14

Key word: "poised" RUMMYisFROSTED Jan 2012 #15

And to politicians? Islandlife Jan 2012 #16

For Pete's sake (who is Pete anyway?), I will choose to babylonsister Jan 2012 #17

Pharma Payola... Imagine if paying Dr's was as illeagel as paying DJ's... zaj Jan 2012 #21

They need to include Dentists and Veterinarians in this. glinda Jan 2012 #22

Notice the categories covered, it doesn't include kickbacks for script writing volume cpamomfromtexas Jan 2012 #27

Will that include the scrumptions meals delivered daily to physician practices.... Scuba Jan 2012 #28

Very encouraging nt duhneece Jan 2012 #29

I took my elderly neighbor to the doctor a while back Irishonly Jan 2012 #30