tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post110365724979395168..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Vested Interests in Direct-to-Consumer Drug AdvertisingRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-1103862413863614332004-12-23T23:26:00.000-05:002004-12-23T23:26:00.000-05:00Commenter 1 is on to something!! As a statisticia...Commenter 1 is on to something!! As a statistician, I am perplexed by doctors complaining bitterly about DTC advertising as somehow "dumbing down" the drug selection process. Most doctors (well, to be precise, every doctor I have ever dealt with) really lack the ability to understand even basic experimental statistics. Why are their own views, therefore, about drugs worth automatic deferral? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-1103734596855568892004-12-22T11:56:00.000-05:002004-12-22T11:56:00.000-05:00How about "logo-ed" large faced wall clocks in drs...How about "logo-ed" large faced wall clocks in drs'offices, plus memo pads, desk weights, pens, watches, etc., etc., and let's not forget "samples."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-1103724626403482152004-12-22T09:10:00.000-05:002004-12-22T09:10:00.000-05:00I respect the free speech arguments re: drug adver...I respect the free speech arguments re: drug advertising. It just seems ridiculous to advertise directly to consumers as per my previous posts.<br /><br />However, the bottom line is that patients can't get these "products" without a provider's signature. We are the final link in the chain. I fear that we are a weak link as I have argued in the past (and in the face of testimonials from "Egan Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13685558981398723827noreply@blogger.com