RE: Doctors, disclosures, stocks in pharmacueticals

[Guest guest]

Yes it is a common practice especially with gastros.

They are involved in many research projects.

As long as it is disclosed do not be alarmed.

IT IS WHEN IT IS NOT disclosed that you need to run, run as fast as you can

to a different doctor and never look back!

Debbi

AKA: jetskideb

SoCal EDS'er

Re: Doctors, disclosures, stocks in pharmacueticals

In a message dated 8/27/2004 1:54:52 PM Pacific Standard Time,

laxity@... writes:

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Yes, I know a doctor who is actually on the Board of Directors of a large

pharmaceutical company and naturally prescribes mostly their products. They

also

receive monetary " incentives " from many of the drug manufacturers to carry

and prescribe some products. In my hubby's Harley sales experience, these

incentives are called " spiffs " . So if he recommends for instance one brand

of oil

filter over another, he can earn himself $5 per filter he sells of the brand

that does spiffs. The spiffs aren't always given for some of the better

brands, either.....it's often a tool to move more of the crummier brands.

So if

this is true of the medical profession, I sure don't want to be the

recipient of

the cheapest/least effective/more dangerous medicine for my condition!

Liza

[Guest guest]

Disclosed or not disclosed; what is the difference in outcome?

On 8/27/04 5:35 PM, " ceda " ceda > wrote:

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> Subject: RE: Doctors, disclosures, stocks in pharmacueticals

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> IT IS WHEN IT IS NOT disclosed that you need to run, run as fast as you can

> to a different doctor and never look back!