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by Retric 3370 days ago
There are only ~50 new drugs a year, and many of those are highly specialized. So, it's really not hard to keep up with new drugs. The hard part is actually staying fresh on all the existing knowledge that you don't use regularly and some changes to best practices.
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refurb 3370 days ago
You realize that new data comes out on drugs constantly? Even drugs launched 10 years ago. Just take a look at all the medical journals.

It's not a one-and-done thing with learning about drugs.

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Retric 3370 days ago
Yes, but again it's not about "keeping up on the latest pharmaceuticals" that's small chunk of time. The changing landscape of existing drugs that have been out for 2+ years is much larger than the number of 'new' drugs.

Look into AIDS medications for example and pills are often a mix of 2+ existing drugs that work well together. And again, GP's rarely have to worry about the new Cancer drugs etc.

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