Doctors diagnose and more often than not, overprescribe. Nurses follow doctors' orders. Family member input ain't what it used to be. We can thank the lawyers for that.
Medicine is an industry who doesn't want to get sued so the letter of the law (even bad laws) is strictly adhered to and further, too many meds kill people every day. Silent euthanasia...dispense and dispose so to speak.
Lurkers, media and freepers. This could happen to you and yours. Pls pay attention to any and all medical treatment or even palliative care and if in doubt, get a second opinion.
Over prescription is a problem - that’s one of the benefits of having a Family Doctor instead of a dozen or so sub-specialists.
One of our problems is that our meds have side effects and too many patients get new meds to treat the side effects. But that’s not “euthanasia.” It shows how much we don’t know, yet.
Remember, the patient who has 5 or 6 diagnoses and 12 meds to treat them is sick in the first place!