[Reporter's view] DC the absolute power behind hospital
By Eo, Yun-Ho
19.11.10 06:10:15
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When each hospital¡¯s Drug Committee (DC) is convened, pharmaceutical companies starts a fierce war to land a favorable drug deal.
Just like any war in the world, the ¡®DC war¡¯ has a winner and a loser. Unfortunately, not always do the winners deserve a win or the losers deserve their defeat.
To land a ¡®drug code-in¡¯ deal at some general hospitals, ¡®inappropriate backdoor dealing¡¯ is more important than outstanding evidences of a drug¡¯s indication and efficacy. Such phenomenon is prevalent when an original¡¯s patent is expired and new generic is released.
A hospital¡¯s DC mostly consists of doctors from each department and chief pharmacist. However, someti
Eo, Yun-Ho(unkindfish@dailypharm.com)
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