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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
The problem is people don't listen to their dr.
People not doctors made the demand for a pill that does x, y or z.
If a Dr says you need to exercise occasionally and you don't they have a pill for heart failure.
Dr says you need to quit smoking and you don't they have a pill for copd.
And so on.
As long as people are looking for a Dr that isn't going to just dole out pills he will do well.
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Yes, exactly. Medicine is a product, and consumer demand shapes what that product looks like. If a doctor doesn't deliver the product a consumer wants, they will move on to a different "brand" that will.
There are different demands for medicine too. My wife prescribed an OTC medicine for a kid today, and the parent said they wouldn't try it because they were looking for a homeopathic remedy. Demand exists for things like magnets, copper bracelets, crystals, and such. Some people are more satisfied with remedies backed by the least science.