🎶 Jardiance: "I have Type 2 Diabetes but I manage it well / It's a little pill with a big story to tell..."

[Res Ipsa]

Has any rational person ever walked into a doctor's office and requested a specific medication because they saw an ad for it on tv?

I do, but only because my doctor gets her lunch paid for EVERY DAMNED DAY by a pharma company. So, I look for their most obscure drug for conditions I don't have and demand it.

Look up your primary care physician in this database:

https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/

We passed a law to get that database. Use it. The results are amazing.

I asked for Jardiance not because I have diabetes, but because I was interested in getting a taint transplant.

[neonzx]

Has any rational person ever walked into a doctor's office and requested a specific medication because they saw an ad for it on tv?

I do, but only because my doctor gets her lunch paid for EVERY DAMNED DAY by a pharma company. So, I look for their most obscure drug for conditions I don't have and demand it.

Look up your primary care physician in this database:

https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/

We passed a law to get that database. Use it. The results are amazing.

I asked for Jardiance not because I have diabetes, but because I was interested in getting a taint transplant.

Direct to consumer marketing of prescription meds only occurs in the USA and one other country. Its a disgusting practice..

[sugar magnolia]

Has any rational person ever walked into a doctor's office and requested a specific medication because they saw an ad for it on tv?

I do, but only because my doctor gets her lunch paid for EVERY DAMNED DAY by a pharma company. So, I look for their most obscure drug for conditions I don't have and demand it.

Look up your primary care physician in this database:

https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/

We passed a law to get that database. Use it. The results are amazing.

I asked for Jardiance not because I have diabetes, but because I was interested in getting a taint transplant.

Thanks! I looked up my oncologist, The Fabulous Dr. Baker, and they only bought him lunch 27 times this year, and all under $20. I'm so proud of him!

[Res Ipsa]

they only bought him lunch 27 times this year, and all under $20. I'm so proud of him!

I always bring in the most recent results and ask if I can stay for lunch.

But mine is pretty much every danged day:

Screenshot 2024-07-23 at 10.55.24 AM.png (108.13 KiB) Viewed 50 times

[pipistrelle]

My regular doc (still a bit wet behind the ears) has gotten one $20 lunch this year. My specialist has gotten a 4-figure consulting fee. I think that’s probably reasonable since it’s for developing specialty drugs.