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wasabi, on 2010-10-04 07:11:41, said:
Most Thai Docs never met an antibiotic they didn't like.
Exactly.
In European medical schools, Thailand is given as an example of one of the countries blatantly over-prescribing antibiotics.
But the concern is not just about money, it is a public health problem too. Overuse of antibiotics breeds resistant strains.
If I understand this article correctly, doctors revenue comes partly from the benefits generated by the medicine prescribed. There's a huge conflict of interest here, no?
They are supposedly the only ones able to tell you what you really need, and in the meantime, their objective is to sell you as much as they can.
It's a good thing the government is looking into that, I'd like the Medical Council (or whatever medical regulatory body it is here) to look into the ethical part of this business.
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