The Power of Personalization
How much money does your doctor take from pharmaceutical companies? Fortunately, my general practitioner's practice only received $750 in 2010 and another $750 in 2011. But there are many other medical professionals who make a hefty sum pushing pills from drug companies. A Nashville psychiatrist, for example, earned over a million dollars since 2009 chatting up products from four different pharmaceuticals to thousands of medical professionals at lectures.2 It's a nice addition to his financial portfolio, but not an entirely ethical action, as he never divulged his financial relationships with the four companies.
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