Description
The ethical foundation on which my medical practice is based was recently shaken by an episode involving the intrusion of managed care into my practice. With the patient's informed consent, I prescribed a medication that I knew would not work.
Subject
*Ethics; *Managed Care Programs; *Risk Assessment; Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use; Dermatology/*standards; Disclosure; Foot Dermatoses/drug therapy; Health Care and Public Health; Humans; Itraconazole/therapeutic use; Male; Medical; Middle Aged; Onychomycosis/drug therapy; Professional Patient Relationship; Tinea Pedis/drug therapy; United States