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Letters |18 November 2008

ADVANTAGE: Merck Does Say No

Alexander Rabin, MD

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  • From Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA 02138.

    Potential Financial Conflicts of Interest: None disclosed.

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TO THE EDITOR:
In their article on the ADVANTAGE seeding trial, Hill and colleagues (1) seem to put the blame on Merck and participating physicians. I think, however, that it is the system that is mostly at fault. Merck is a commercial enterprise whose major goal is to make a profit by using every legal tool available. It tried to make its customers believe that its product is better than others in a competitive market. As major religions did in their early stages, Merck proselytized to the most disadvantaged group. Among the U.S. physician force, this group is the primary...
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Rabin A. ADVANTAGE: Merck Does Say No. Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:774. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-149-10-200811180-00026

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(10):774.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-10-200811180-00026

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