Often, a doctor may be relatively uninformed about the nature of a drug that he administers to a patient. Reasons for this include:
- The doctor is curious about the drug
- Advertising has led the doctor to believe that the new drug has been tried and is effective
- The doctor’s full tests show the drug to be without side effects
- The media has led the doctor to believe that any physician who does not prescribe the drug is ?behind the times?
- The doctor believes it may be the patient’s best or only chance of recovery