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Originally Posted by graciegirl

Doctors don't make money on prescriptions.

Here's the money paid to Dr's in Fl, $56 million and this is only the reported payments not under the table.

Here's another article


In total, more than 1,200 Jacksonville-area physicians received $3.1 million from a dozen drug companies during the previous 2 1/2 years, according to a database created by ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative news organization. here

That's why the drug company reps walk in ahead of the patients, yes they talk to Doctors.

Originally Posted by graciegirl

The fact that seniors take medications often mean they are taking care of themselves and living healthily.

I wouldn't call that "living healthy" I call it drugs of convenience rather than correct the cause.
Of course there are drugs that R absolutely needed, I'm speaking about BP, cholesterol, triglycerides meds that can be eliminated with diet & exercise.