>>>In my judgement,it starts with the prescriber. If that MD is honest, the insurers, pill-peddlers, etc can't get started.
>They clearly have.
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>The prescriber has no control over big pharma profits in the US. Get real. All the prescriber can say is that you have blood pressure and that drug x is most appropriate for you.
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John
You might have missed your calling.
You might been an all-pro scrambling NFL quarterback.
You can dodge issues with the best of them.

>The prescriber has no control over big pharma profits in the US.

Yes, and bars and liquor stores don't control booze profits.

Holy Crestor, Batman!
All those ads in MD mags for drugs are there to enrich the mag publisher???
Those pill peddlers who get to see MD's while I wait are there because big pharma wants to keep them out of trouble?
Those commercial for pills that tell me to see my MD are all wrong?

I did a marketing system for a pharma manufacturer.
It targeted MD's and groups of MD's.
The client was very happy and paid my bills- at pretty high rates.
I guess they were successful in spite of that huge mistake and that private jet they tool around in is just a fluke.

One of the hazards of living in a retirement community is that social conversations frequently revolve around aches and pains. One of the most frequent complaints I hear is that MD's are constantly pushing unwanted and unneeded meds.
I rarely visit one without turning down a couple.

John. The system is failing because one of the key lines of defense has collapsed.