Relevant slatestarcodex: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;slatestarcodex.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;30&#x2F;prescriptions-paradoxes-and-perversities&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;slatestarcodex.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;30&#x2F;prescriptions-paradoxes...</a><p>TL&#x2F;DR: Doctors like to prescribe new flashy drugs, and patient vs. doctor&#x27;s ratings of various drugs are negatively correlated.