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Seems like most pharmaceutical drugs that have been brought to market……
Posted on 7/23/22 at 1:30 am
Posted on 7/23/22 at 1:30 am
in the 21st century are absolute garbage.
This post was edited on 7/23/22 at 1:38 am
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Posted on 7/23/22 at 2:11 am to Rip N Lip
Because they do not want to cure you. They only want to treat your symptoms.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 6:01 am to Rip N Lip
Bristol Myers Squibb broke the mold with Tagamet in the 90s
Old School, pre-Tagamet: “now get out there, and research like hell, and find a drug that will cure a disease over a three week regimen”
New School, post Tagamet: “ now get out there, and research like hell, and find a drug that will alleviate symptoms if you take it every day for the rest of your life”
You humps poring pills down your face every day are getting worked.
Old School, pre-Tagamet: “now get out there, and research like hell, and find a drug that will cure a disease over a three week regimen”
New School, post Tagamet: “ now get out there, and research like hell, and find a drug that will alleviate symptoms if you take it every day for the rest of your life”
You humps poring pills down your face every day are getting worked.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 7:12 am to Rip N Lip
Many are. Many are only tweaks on already existing meds.
Prilosec to Nexium
Claritin to Clarinex
Zyrtec to Xyzal.
There’s a difference in finding drugs of the same class that are better like generations of cephalosporins (antibiotic) and a minor tweak of a molecule to make a new patent.
Others went with combo meds. Americans are so fricking lazy they will o my take one huge pill.
Caduet …… I believe was Amlodipine combined with a Statin
Exforge ….. think it was a BP pill (some ARB) with a diuretic?
Can’t recall name but it was Motrin 800/Prilosec 20mgs. Charge $100’s instead of $00.01’s for two separate pills.
Prilosec to Nexium
Claritin to Clarinex
Zyrtec to Xyzal.
There’s a difference in finding drugs of the same class that are better like generations of cephalosporins (antibiotic) and a minor tweak of a molecule to make a new patent.
Others went with combo meds. Americans are so fricking lazy they will o my take one huge pill.
Caduet …… I believe was Amlodipine combined with a Statin
Exforge ….. think it was a BP pill (some ARB) with a diuretic?
Can’t recall name but it was Motrin 800/Prilosec 20mgs. Charge $100’s instead of $00.01’s for two separate pills.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 7:24 am to LSU alum wannabe
quote:
Nexium
Miracle drug
Posted on 7/23/22 at 7:29 am to LSU alum wannabe
Vimovo
Posted on 7/23/22 at 9:11 am to Rip N Lip
Yep. Time to legalize the natural stuff.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 9:14 am to omegaman66
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Because they do not want to cure you. They only want to treat your symptoms.
And doctors are drug pushing dealers
You said you stepped on a rock and twisted your ankle, here's some opiods, i'll give you a 2 month supply and 3 refills.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 10:09 am to SeeeeK
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You said you stepped on a rock and twisted your ankle, here's some opiods, i'll give you a 2 month supply and 3 refills.
You twist your ankle in 2006??
if not who is your doctor??
Posted on 7/23/22 at 10:16 am to omegaman66
quote:
They only want to treat your symptoms.
Not to mention that some drugs have been made, specifically, to treat the side effects of other drugs.
"Let me sell you this drug that won't heal you, but may ease your symptoms and also let me sell you that drug to ease the negative side effects of the first drug."
And round and round we go!
Posted on 7/23/22 at 10:33 am to omegaman66
quote:Sure, because no company wants to dominate a market and obviate the need for their competitors' meds. Good thing no company came up with Harvoni to cure Hepatitis C. They get to milk those people dry over the course of years with their incurable disease.
Because they do not want to cure you. They only want to treat your symptoms.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 11:24 am to Rip N Lip
Pembrolizumab has completely changed how we treat lung cancers, and is useful in treating several other types of cancer. Nivolumab is an excellent drug as well. Both developed this century.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 11:31 am to LSU alum wannabe
quote:
You said you stepped on a rock and twisted your ankle, here's some opiods, i'll give you a 2 month supply and 3 refills.
You twist your ankle in 2006?? if not who is your doctor??
Had a recent injury where ibuprofen was cutting it. The drs acted like I was a junkie for asking for something stronger.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 11:35 am to Rip N Lip
Realistically, cures are the “goal”, but the money is made in treating not curing patients.
There are some instances where there are legitimate gripes, such as with HIV cures/treatments.
Then you have people that think there is a silver billet cure for cancer. Fact is that you can’t cure “cancer”. You may be able to cure a particular type of cancer in very specific circumstances, but cancer is a random mutation (although sometimes triggered by something like HPV for example).
In the end, I find it hilarious though that free market knights will sit here and bitch about pharma companies focusing on their bottom line instead of what is best for society.
Rules for thee but not for me.
There are some instances where there are legitimate gripes, such as with HIV cures/treatments.
Then you have people that think there is a silver billet cure for cancer. Fact is that you can’t cure “cancer”. You may be able to cure a particular type of cancer in very specific circumstances, but cancer is a random mutation (although sometimes triggered by something like HPV for example).
In the end, I find it hilarious though that free market knights will sit here and bitch about pharma companies focusing on their bottom line instead of what is best for society.
Rules for thee but not for me.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 11:41 am to Rip N Lip
Big pharma is more concerned with making repeat customers
They generally don't fix shite
They generally don't fix shite
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