Posted by ed_uk on February 2, 2007, at 14:56:31
In reply to Re: Why is valium relatively unpopular?, posted by notfred on February 1, 2007, at 18:00:03
Any country where patients are given 'samples' is bound to overuse 'shiny new meds' when older ones would have done just as well.
>Patients here
tend to be treatment resistant so judging a whole countries use and choice of meds on a very limited
sample and a sample that is not random is flawed.I've been watching this board for years. I am well aware that highly expensive new drugs are extremely widely prescribed in the US, often as a first-line treatment.
>The best persons to judge the correct meds are patients and their docs, and not other lay people
or medical professionals.What's your implication?
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