Sande: The Onion - Family Receives 38-Piece AstraZeneca Assorted Pill Sampler

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Glynn Kalara said...: Yea, I love it when at the end of the endless contraindication disclaimers every drug ad whines on endlessly about they say "if you can't afford your medication, just contact them." It reminds me of an episode of Star Trek the Next Generation where two planets near each other have a parasitic relationship where one planet trades the other a supposed cure for a terrible disease ( they no longer really have) and the other lives in luxury knowing that what their selling them keeps them addicted. Drug companies today ONLY spend money on drugs that were told to take the rest of our lives. They don't spend a dime on stuff that we might need , but is only used once. You know like effective antibiotics or effective antivirals or real cures for stuff that no longer requires a daily dose. They do however spend lots on buying Congress.; 11:54 AM
Jim Sande said...: Don't get me started on the medical scene. It occurs to me that the new hospital business model is the shopping mall. It's like you go in and there's a price-tag on each organ in your body along with a payment scale that corresponds to fixing a problem or getting you on a drug/payment plan. You show up and all they see is a walking corpse full of dollar signs.; 12:21 PM

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