The Truth About Drug Companies

Marcia Angell exposes the research and spending habits of the world's top pharmaceutical companies.

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[RastafariPoet]

They make too much money to be greedy. This is why I just cannot stand people with power. They don't see the real world. They only see on top of cities in their sky offices AWAY from the rest of the world. If its anybody who needs to be protested greatly against, its these companies. Why should I have to pay hundreds a year to help my asthma? That these shitty polluted cities offered me? Why should any of us pay for anything over 20 dollars? Out of all the people who need meds in this country.

[jjlinert]

Even though Big Pharma cut back on giving doctors & their staff workers "little" gifts (not just pens or stationary like paper - BUT ALSO cruises, dinners, Broadway tickets, vacations), there are still lots of perks. My friends working in doctors' offices still get theater tickets to Broadway, free expensive steak dinners, flower bouquets, fancy chocolates, free lunches delivered to the office. Nice to get these "little perks" but think of the expense passed on to the consumer.

[brnswrth]

@everitstreet name a me too medication that does not have lower side effects that is a billion dollar product. Please. Name ONE product.

[brnswrth]

@ladybluluv And, I promise you, the doctor giving this speech takes something in her medicine cabinet that is branded and pays happily for it because she does not with to have vaginal dryness...?

[brnswrth]

@ladybluluv Generics are always available. These are the branded meds 10 years ago- they have more side effects. You always have a choice, which no one here or the speaker pointed out; take the branded med and pay more, or take the generic and take your pick of side effects- diabetes, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, visual tracers, rash personally, I'd rather take the pill with the least and pay the price and say thank you for letting me do so.

[brnswrth]

@msugda This provider is just a signal of a much larger issue with UW. She thrashes pharma while she uses pharma's research to treat her patients.

[brnswrth]

@msugda generics are owned by big pharma too, just with a different focus. The issue there is that they only need to have at least 70% the active ingredient as the original despite the fact that they don't need to conduct any testing to show efficacy in any indication; They are allowed to be used anywhere their branded original is approved.

[brnswrth]

@juzu4me he had a Completely treatable form of cancer. he chose alternate treatments until it was too late- then he tried better ones....but alas, it was still too late.