How to avoid falling prey to Money Minded Doctors?

On your private consultation you might end up falling prey to Money Minded Doctors(MMD). No one wants to end up taking strong medicines like antibiotics for wrong reasons if you are not suffering from a particular ailment.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Internet connection
• Books.

1. As the first step you need to collect as much information about your sickness. For information, just browse with the symptoms of disease on internet or in medical books. Collect information on medicines and all other information regarding the disease. Internet search is the easiest for common man these days.
2. When you consult the doctor, observe the doctor very carefully. Observe things like the medicines they prescribe, number of medicines prescribed and the way the doctor diagnoses a particular disease.
3. Ask questions on the particular disease with the information you have. Raise as many questions about the sickness and medicines. Show the doctor that you too have enough information regarding the disease.
4. Do not act ignorant about the disease condition. If you act ignorant, you might be a victim in the hands of doctors out there with only intention of making money. Example: If you are ignorant about the cold symptoms and approach a doctor with a minor cold(with no signs of ear infection) of your child, you might end up being prescribed an antibiotic for an ear infection.
5. If you are doubtful about the medicines prescribed by the doctor, do not hesitate to consult another doctor the same day.

Tips & Warnings

• Collect information about your sickness with all your symptoms.
• Try internet search on different search engines for medicines, treatment and symptoms.
• You need to pay for the consultation with the second doctor. But it will always clear your doubts and avoid complications with unnecessary medications.