I often think of this quote when I see patients bringing in bags of medications:
"I firmly believe that if the whole materia medica, as now used, could be sunk to the bottom of the sea, it would be all the better for mankind,--and all the worse for the fishes." (In an Address delivered by Oliver Wendell Holmes.before the Massachusetts Medical Society in 1860 ) Matters are not that different today (DJE)
The patient is a disabled woman I saw today who told me that her acne scars reminded her of manholes. She bought all of these products to help improve her appearance. I quoted Holmes to her and she was amused. She agreed to be photographed for my partners in crime.
[Strangely, each time this is quoted, it changes a bit. The original, I think, is in "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table."]
The patient is a disabled woman I saw today who told me that her acne scars reminded her of manholes. She bought all of these products to help improve her appearance. I quoted Holmes to her and she was amused. She agreed to be photographed for my partners in crime.
I've had several such patients. Unfortunately, there are far too many people willing to help you part with your money.
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