Perceptions about Pharma Industry IV – Blog Post #396 by Asrar Qureshi
Perceptions about Pharma Industry IV – Blog Post #396 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues! This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #396. Pharma Veterans welcomes sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Continued from Previous…… Medicines are prescribed against money – It is now openly talked that doctors get money from Pharma companies to prescribe their products. It is an important point and it is worth looking into in greater detail. When I started 45 years ago, the Pharma companies promoted products to doctors in a simple manner. The market was dominated by the multinational companies. There was emphasis on academic content and discussion. Reduced packs as Physician Samples were given which were meant to be given out to patients free. Once or twice a year, some small gift came f...