Can a doctor refuse to give a patient medicine he needs?

Question

Ok, many of us know doctors are piad to promote cetrain drugs. And those are the perscriptions they give out. But lets say a patient comes in sick with some type of virus. And there is only one drug out there that really works and could help cure him. Will the dr still give it to him even if he is not promoting it?

Answer 1

Well first off, doctors are not paid to promote certain drugs. They may have preferences, but I don't think your first sentence has any merit. Doctors will prescribe what is needed. They don't get kickbacks from ordering certain medications.

Answer 2

You should be careful about what you "know." In fact, a few doctors are on the speaking bureau of a drug company, and researchers may get funding from and do research for a drug company, but the vast majority of doctors have no ties to the companies at all. There is never any personal monetary incentive in choosing one drug over another. We worry over simple advertising because of its influence on prescribing habits. What you think is routine is actually both immoral and illegal, and would not be tolerated within the medical community for a second.

Answer 3

Very few doctors are paid to promote anything.  h**l, we have enough trouble getting paid for providing medical care!

We're not slaves yet, not to drug companies, nor to patients.  We try to do what is best for our patients.  Really.

Answer 4

The first sentence is true, expect when you get old enough to be put in a nursing home that they will put you on atypical antipsychotics charging medicare part d from 400 to 600 dollars a month.

The stuff promotes diabetes and sudden 'unexplained' death.

Meanwhile the drug companies pay for lavish dinners and I do not know what else for the doctors.