There was a time doctors were Saints and... had their own pharmacy.
We believed what the doctor diagnosed, not asked for a second opinion and took the medication given to us.
As the pharmacies came they partly took over the doctor's job.
If the doctor prescribes A they give you B (in many cases in our country not because it is a cheaper medication or better but because the insurances told them to give first what patients have to pay for themselves!).
It is the pharmaceutical industry that decides what you are allowed to take.
Next to this, the Netherlands has a large assortment of medication you can buy without a prescription.
They cost the same, you have to pay the full price and it does not work as good as the ones the doctor prescribes with the same name. Antihistamine is a good example of it.
By now doctors seldom are willing to pay you a visit if you are ill.
You are also not allowed to drive to the ER/First Help of a hospital without the permission of your doctor.
Even worse you cannot speak to a doctor after 4 or 5 pm. A helpdesk decides if you are ill and... it makes many mistakes if it comes to the diagnosis.
My granny exchanged medication with her friends.
I save all my old meds too.
Some doctors collect old/not used medication to give it to patients who cannot afford to buy them.
Would you visit a doctor easily under the given circumstances or try to heal yourself?
Note they only have 10 minutes time for you and you need to wait 5 days till three months till the doctor has time for you.
I try to cure myself first
I always visit a doctor first
Other, ....(please, tell me)
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I try to cure myself first
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Other, ....(please, tell me)
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I always visit a doctor first
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