Is it appropriate for Doctors to recommend and sell supplements?

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Is it appropriate for Doctors to recommend and sell supplements?

April 26, 2017appropriate doctors recommend sell Supplements

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score 0 · Answer 1 · 2010-11-23T20:23:03+00:00

This is an important question, one that raises a certain amount of controversy. Some people say that Doctors should not sell anything from their offices, others say of course they should, provided they have evidence that what they are selling may be of benefit. A cardiologist listens to your heart. He hears something unusual and recommends an EKG. The EKG has abnormalities and the same Dr. recommends a cardiac catheterization. While most of us do not think of the Dr. as selling something to you, in effect that is precisely what happened. The cost of the Dr. visit, the EKG and the cardiac catheterization is approximately $2500.00-3000.00. These costs are fair and appropriate. What if there was a way to perhaps prevent some of this illness, such as taking supplements on a daily basis, even if they are $2.00-4.00/day. In the long run this will prove to be far less expensive than the tests mentioned above. We tell people to quit smoking, lose weight, eat right and exercise, yet most

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