Doctors must learn about medicines—Pilots have to know about planes
This is not a silly question
This may seem silly
I’m being serious here. COVID has taught the world that doctors prescribing medicines know next to nothing about them, other than what the patient information leaflet says—they know no more than the pharma company is prepared to tell the patient.
What is you got on a plane, and the pilot didn’t know any more than the passengers about the aircraft they were sitting in.
What were they taught in medical school?
Not enough is the simple answer to that. So, what is missing? The article below explains:
The full published article is here: What’s stopping doctors repurposing generic medicines? Answer – not a lot!
The thrust of the article is that the piece doctors are missing is what is known as chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC).
This is the supply chain, from beginning to end, in immense detail. A pilot would have a pretty good handle on how aircraft are made.
Ask your doctor if he knows what chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) means. Guarantee they won’t—they t…