No, this is not a self-serving post. But it turns out that when consumers search the Internet for info about their meds, blogs and forums often show up among the top results, according to a new study. This is a challenge for drugmakers, because v-Fluen…

I am glad though that consumers have at least one powerful medium and media domain in which to voice their concerns..
Without the internet , many of us would feel powerless ..
Pharmalot is quite good too.. :)

(Joe, should I buy a Ford or a Chevy?)

For a physician to make a decision, all he has is the word of a drug rep, who is going to paint the drug in a good light. It’s his job. Is that fair?

Drug companies report adverse reactions based on limited clinical trials on otherwise healthy people. Sometimes with one dose instead of after a drug has built to it’s full potential. It’s not so strange for thinking people to try to dig up the answers to their problems if they don’t fall into those situations.

It sure must be difficult when the world is able to see the results of every post marketing study, via blogs. I think it’s an awful lot to expect blind faith in an industry where deception runs rampant. People are going to talk.