I have discussed pharmaceutical gift receiving with several colleagues and
one expressed this opinion about bias.." There is frequently a high profit
margin in selling herbal and vitamin supplements in many practices. Is there
any less bias in recommending these  supplements to their patients where the
benefit of recommending these  products is clearly in the financial interest
of the prescriber. In comparison any bias towards prescribing a particular
antibiotic or antihypertensive is not financially rewarding to the
prescriber unless of course it is sold in his office which is not commonly
the case anymore."


Denise Punger MD,IBCLC
Hobe Sound, Florida
http://doctor.medscape.com/denisepungermd


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