The next time you visit your doctor and he provides you with a prescription, be cautious. As this John Oliver video shows, doctors are heavily influenced by the pharmaceutical industry as these medical professionals are given money, free lunches, free electronics and other perks and benefits.
In fact, this problem was highlighted in a report released last year that suggested Big Pharma companies are highly persuasive in medical colleges, medical clinics and other medical organizations. In total, teaching hospitals and doctors received $3.5 billion from the pharmaceutical industry in the final half of 2013.
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