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To : Jeff Smith
From : Janis Kracht
Date : Thu Jun 30 2016 12:28 am
Hi Jeff,
>> Yeah, it's insane the "diseases" the industry comes up with to front the
>> medication du jour... You see it so often these days.
> I have doubts as to the true desire of some of the drug companies to want to
> eliminate some diseases or ailments. I mean if they were to make drugs that
> would cure or stop a disease they (In their business mind) would make less
> money. Same with the possible side effects of some of the advertised drugs.
Yes, the drug companies don't want to 'cure diseases', they'd have nothing :)
>Often times the "Possible" side effects are alot worse than what the drug was
>made to help with.
That is so true.. Ron and I catch commercials for various medicines now and
again and can't believe the side-effects listed for some of them :(
>I recall a recent news piece where a drug company raised th
>price of one of there drugs from $13.50 to $750. According to the drug compan
> the price increase was due marketing costs.
Then there is the creep, Martin Shkreli..who did that exact thing first (IIRC)
with a cancer drug, Dataprim... how sick.
> Can anyone tell I don't have really positive attitude toward drug companies?
> <g>
Yeah, I know what you mean.
>Went to the doctor today. They said my blood pressure was quite high. I wonder
> if taking LARGE quantities of Viagra would help?? <g>
