I talked to my childs Dr today and she had no idea about all the ...

The saddest thing is that the FDA has left it up to Mercks drug reps to make the physicians aware of the ongoing investigation of SINGULAIR.This will be addressed when we go to DC.This is just ludicrous that they will leave it up to people who make a living off this drug ,to give knowledge it could be dangerous to the public.By now all doctors should be completely aware of all the possible side effects of this drug, via an email notification from the FDA.This lack of information is unacceptable in the medical world,are they to busy to read important information about the drugs they are writing prescriptions for?Who is ultimately responsible for letting the patient know of these new and dangerous side effects?I would bet my life that most people would say the doctor,but he is not being informed!It's like buying a car and the salesman says it is the best and safest on the market, performs wonderfully except he leaves out that one in 100 blows up when you turn on the ignition.Just a minor detail because if he told you that, would you buy it?Kate Miller

Isn't there something in the news going on about how drug reps make friends and influence doctors? Her'sa sample from April 2008:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=4438095&page=1