Nice to see mike on this forum as well as
pr-rx.
I too wonder why so many pharmacists are anti industry. if there is a TV prog involving pharmacy, it always has the industry as the bad guy.
was not like this when I first entered pharmacy in the early 50s. Then the industry was praised for innovation. I particularly remember the introduction of Largactil which transformed the treatment of mental illness. Now would probably be blamed for 'care in the community' murders.
I think the rot set in when the industry was portrayed as greedy grasping getting rich at poor pts expense by Mr Powell etc.
When I started as a medical rep in 1960, majority of the reps working for the 'top' companies were pharmacists. As more companies came in, so did the type of rep employed change and agresive selling became the order of the day.
I must say that when I travelled abroad in export I was always received with tremendous hospitality by Drs and local pharmacists.
johnep