Homonculus,
thankyou for sharing your thoughts. I do have genuine and great regard for all those in the medical profession, irrespective of their job title. This was not a swipe at GPs, but one persons view of how the pharmacutical industry appears to the layman. As a medical professional you will have met and treated many thousands of people, most of whom gave you no thanks, or you will not see again, and those indivudals in their lives may only ever see a few medical professionals. So it is with being a pilot, I have flown many many thousands of people, our journeys all had a safe outcome, and yet I never got to meet or know any of them really, and they in their lives will maybe only ever meet a few pilots. Their perception of me at the time, or pilots in general, will be widely different from how I perceived myself and my profession - which is vocational, just like yours. Your points are well made and I respect your views.
BS