Prescription Drugs–Deceptive Advertising, 7/7
March 8th, 2010 | by admin |
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A lot of money can be made from healthy people who believe they are sick. Pharmaceutical companies sponsor diseases and promote them to prescribers and consumers. Ray Moynihan, Iona Heath, and David Henry give examples of “disease mongering” and suggest how to prevent the growth of this practice
There’s a lot of money to be made from telling healthy people they’re sick. Some forms of medicalising ordinary life may now be better described as disease mongering: widening the boundaries of treatable illness in order to expand markets for those who sell and deliver treatments. 1 2 Pharmaceutical companies are actively involved in sponsoring the definition of diseases and promoting them to both prescribers and consumers. The social construction of illness is being replaced by the corporate construction of disease.
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/324/7342/886
Duration : 0:4:31
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7 Responses to “Prescription Drugs–Deceptive Advertising, 7/7”
By politowic on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
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By grounds2 on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
Ummm Ibuprofen, …
Ummm Ibuprofen, Naproxen, and all the other NSAIDs have the same warnings for heart attacks etc as Celebrex. THEY HAVE THE SAME RISK.
By NWKBricks1 on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
Very compelling and …
Very compelling and informative. Thanks for uploading this. *****
By Masteroftrancegirl on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
Patients need to be …
Patients need to be responsible for their own health. We as consumers need to wake up and realize that our doctors are not the be-all end-all to obtaining medical information. It won’t hurt the patient to go online and research their condition as well as treatments that their doctor might not have known about. Another thing… quit being stupid. Ask if generics are available or if there is an older, cheaper drug that they could try first before trying the newer, more expensive drugs.
By fastmicro on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
Watch the video, …
Watch the video, Bush works for drug cos.
By Metania01 on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
MONEY, money, money …
MONEY, money, money, money, money, money…..
Satan worshippers=drug companies
By paulswebdiscounts on Mar 8, 2010 | Reply
It is time to start …
It is time to start holding psychiatrists and drug companies accountable. They need to add members of Congress and people involved in various causes when deciding whether to call something an “illness” or a “disorder.” There are mental health abuses going on constantly. The pills do not even work not to mention how the patients suffer.