I have been amazed at the swag items the drug companies have sent to me when I start on one of their MS therapies/protocols.  With each and every therapy I have been on (and failed), swag comes in my mailbox.  Not really sure how I feel about this but my first thought is that the drug is bringing in a pretty good profit for the companies and they use some of that profit to outfit a user of their drugs with gifts.  Historically, it’s the doctors who got all of the swag, and they may still get their fare share of high-dollar meals, paid vacations, etc. but the companies are spreading their wealth to the patients, too (at least in the case of MS therapies/protocols).

This is the latest swag I received in the mailbox from the company with the therapy I started this past month:

Duffel bag, water bottle, deck of cards and notepad with erasable pen.

Of course, my response is that I want a drug that will finally work for me…and I could care less about the swag, literally!  This box of gifts is sitting in my closet because I do not currently have a need for any of it.  And if the drug companies have enough money to spend on this type of swag – why don’t they just lower the price of their medications?

Now, if someone were to give me QUILT swag, I’d be a much happier camper!