Why are thiazide diuretics declining in popularity?

Beevers, D. G.; Ferner, Robin E

doi:10.1038/sj.jhh.1001175

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“…Healthcare providers often prescribe new drugs based on faulty information and persuasion provided by the pharmaceutical industry. [21][22][23][24][25][26] Given the faulty information provided by pharmaceutical industry representatives, doctors who do not limit marketing intrusions are at great danger of impeding the informed consent process. Thus, a mechanism is needed to facilitate a discussion between the doctor and patient to optimise the process of consent.…”

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Autonomy, consent, and limiting healthcare costs

Graber

2005

J Med Ethics

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While protection of autonomy is crucial to the practice of medicine, there is the persistent risk of a disconnect between the notion of self-determination and the need for a socially responsible medical system. An example of unbridled autonomy is the preferential use of costly medications without an appreciation of the impact of using these more expensive drugs on the resource pool of others. In the USA, costly medications of questionable incremental benefit are frequently prescribed with the complicity of both doctors and patients. Limiting self-determination in medication choices via an appreciation of the principle of justice reaches a better moral balance, while at the same time acknowledging the goals of doing good and avoiding harm in patient care.

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