This is pretty much par for the course for new drugs and goes a long way toward explaining why we're such an overmedicalized society:
I understand the social pressure etc. However, when I go to a doctor I expect him/her to prescribe something that is necessary not just write a script to get me out of the office.
Can much of health care problems be pinned directly on the doctors? I know its unpopular to criticize doctors, but I'm beginning to think that we can only address the health issue by directly confronting the MD's.
If all the doctors agreed to not write unnecessary prescriptions you wouldn't have this problem but that's unlikely to happen since only a few doctors will deviate to get the extra patients.