Big drug firms "block cheap medicine"

it's like they need to be forced to scale back.. focus on cure and research for helping people.. the whole thing is run rampant.... it is a bad example of capitalism .. more corporatism as they are so tight with the FDA it is ridiculous .. the FDA was marketed as a watchdog.. and if it ever was? it has turned out to be a body who's main purpose it so offer some appeasement to convince the public.. don't worry .. your government is looking out for your safety.. trouble is they have just crossed the line. the insanity is apparent.. bad example of capitalism .. .. and then you can add the way pot is illegal?? and they work to limit access to alternative organic health products .. blatantly removing competition of their patented high cost product .. of unknown safety. it has to change?

The lines continue to blur between government and corporate interest.The only way to get away with this blocking and delaying action is from an unseemly alliance between politicians and CEOs. This is obscene.

They are no different than the drug pusher on the street.

these drugs are simply a product and were sold them by doctors, the ultimate fear mongers, fear the basis of all marketing.
it is all money driven.
yes many drugs are essential for the wellbeing of many people, but there are many medications which are invented as treatments for over medicalised conditions which would often right themselves or which are perfectly normal, F-E-A-R

Well of course they are annoyed. If your selling something at a high price and some one else comes out with the same thing at a much lower and more reasonable price questions will be asked. More specifically, why your thing cost so much more then the other people?

When you have a country full of sales associates who dehumanize by referring to "customers," "product," and "sales figures." There's little wonder that the people at the top could give two $**** whether you pay more or less, as long as you're still part of the "market" or shall we say people who are dying, living miserably, etc... They still get their bonuses and still crack the whip on the minions for profit maximization albeit through market manipulation, legislation, or any other dog-eat-dog tactic.

Not surprising, we are talking BILLIONS of dollars at stake and the big boys will do WHATEVER is required to keep it flowing in their direction. Its no longer about the people who need it, its about PROFIT.

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Pharmaceutical corporations and the FDA they are making billions of dollars with the health of the american people.
People think these companies are looking for the cure of the diseases that are happening all over the world...............wrong....if they find the cure for your sickness they will be out of bussines .
Thats why you see so many new diseases all over the world.
I wonder who benefits from this ? ummmmmmmmmmmm ah I get it .. the pharmaceutical corporations HOORAY.

Big Pharma's got friends in high places. I don't think they'd only too easily hand the keys to the market to some upstart competitors. Capitalism isn't only just fought in the market, you know.

Another thing, we also need to overhaul the patent system to make it fair and practical for future developments. On this front too, though, I don't think the patent holders would all too readily concede.

I am a disabled vetern on a limited income and I think it is wrong for drug companies to take advantage of people in need. I hope our new president puts a stop to these outrageous drug prices. The right legislation could help the average family from going broke trying to supply over priced medicine to their loved ones. They need to be stopped and price limits put on all prepscriptions generic or not. The drug companies have ripped off the hard working american long enough. It time to stand up and make a stand against high prices.

In a report earlier this year, the U.S. pharmaceutical industry spent 24.4% of the sales dollar on promotion, versus 13.4% for research and development, as a percentage of US domestic sales of US$235.4 billion.

Big Pharma is only interested in selling drugs, not helping people. So, of course, they want to block cheap meds. The mark-up in drugs is astronomical, which is why other companies can make them so cheap.

Not to mention BILLIONS in tax revenue raised to fund UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE !!!

And let's not forget the millions of lobbying dollars they spend to keep Marijuana illegal...Legalization that would translate to "FREE" anti-depressants with NO harmfull side-effects, preventitive Glaucoma treatment, anelgesics for minor aches & pains, nausea relief for Chemo patients...need I go on...?

Generic drug companies complain it is difficult to get drugs on the market..............................................................

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