KWRBT, I agree with everything you are saying.
I think Muman's concern are the unethical doctors who work with unethical reps of some of these drug companies.
And some drug companies advertise their drugs on TV to tell consumers to ask their doctors about taking certain pills. I hope the doctor they go and see don't just prescribe a certain pill because their patients want it...Unfortunately, with the crappy reimbursement rates of many insurance companies, doctors have to have high volume practices and rarely spend time with listening to their patients and just prescribe prescribe prescribe to get rid of the symptoms, but never really stop the cause of the problems.
The physicians (or dentists) that sit and spend time and explain things to the patients are now a rare breed. It's hard to find a good health professional that really cares and answers your questions..but this is what you get with crappy reimbursements and an influx of illegal aliens...no time, no incentive by the physician and little appreciation from patients.
Fortunately, myself and my family who are all some type of doctor or dentist are that rare breed, thank Gd. Great bedside manner goes a long way.
But as far are pharmaceutical companies are concerned, that's capitalism. Better drugs come with better business...
however, as with all capitalism, a strong sense of business ethics need to be exercised. In my opinion, completely inappropriate to put commercial ads for medications.