Sunday, November 22, 2015
Every thing that glitters is not alwayz Medicine..........
Pharmaceutical companies should be doing whatever they can to research and produce drugs that fight and cure medical problems. Unfortunately the primary goal of pharmaceutical companies is pretty darn much something else...... entirely: to make as much money as possible is what I think!!! And as we tend to find, helping people and making money aren’t often complementary goals, are they not?
Pharmaceutical companies have a great deal of power in the modern world of medicine. In fact, because they control the drugs that doctors prescribe and patients use, they are behind the scenes, pulling the strings. We’d like to think that these drug companies will always put the patients’ best interests first, and that’s certainly what the drug companies want us to think. However, when it comes to money and the consumer, it certain thangz that people don't want you (the customer to know).
1). Before any drug can be available to the public, it has to go through deep and long research and testing. After significant research, clinical trials will test the drug on real people. Scientific studies are supposed to be fair and unbiased, with clinical trials of pharmaceuticals, that’s not always the case. Oftentimes, the drug companies are the ones who are funding the research and hiring the scientists and doctors who perform the studies. Rather than have an unbiased third party running the trials, the people in charge have a financial interest in the results of the study.
Because of this, clinical trials are often designed to give the new drug a competitive edge, and there are financial incentives for the people involved when the studies go well. For example, a higher dose of a new drug might be compared with a lower dose of an older drug in order to exaggerate the differences in results, SMH!
2). Herbal medicines have been used for thousands of years, and there is a great deal of information on the effectiveness of many different types of plants. The pharmaceutical companies are well aware of the research that indicates the effectiveness of herbal medicines, but they don’t embrace these alternatives because they aren’t profitable. Instead of using plants as natural medications, the drug companies try to figure out how to isolate the active ingredients of these herbs and turn them into synthetic medications that they can produce and sell for a tremendously greater profit. The pharmaceutical companies would prefer that you think of herbal medications as bunk science or potentially dangerous so that they can continue to sell you the synthetic medications they create.
These are 2 of the secrets the pharmaceutical companies are keeping from us. They’re unlikely to lose their power over the medical field anytime soon, so it’s important to keep an open mind. While the drug companies do produce many medications that improve and save lives, remember to have a healthy skepticism and learn as much as you can about the health decisions you make for yourself, becuase I am sure by know everyone knows the money is not in the cure, rather in the come back suckers for the drugs that are produced. If you don't believe me....try reading a book called Freakanomics........
I am Ward....
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