RE: Why do we put up with this? Drug/adds OP ED
April 19, 2017 at 11:09 am
(This post was last modified: April 19, 2017 at 11:11 am by henryp.)
I don't think you're a dirty commie. But if you don't want drug commercials, and rushing the product to the market, I think you'd have to make the drug business government controlled.
There is a practicality to it all. Even if the people weren't greedy, they'd still need money to recoup the costs of R&D, testing, and to fund future products. All the while, they need the cash to pay their employees and vendors. No matter how altruistic you may want to be, you can't escape the financials.
That being said, they could definitely stand to be a little more altruistic, but without it being run by a government, I'm not sure how you keep any altruism from being punished by the system.
The marketing is just marketing. The people can't prescribe it themselves. By putting it in the patients head, they present it to the doctor, who then tells them about the option. With the current health care system the way it is, with Docs trying to get through as many patients as possible, some pro activeness on the part of the patient is probably in their best interest.
There is a practicality to it all. Even if the people weren't greedy, they'd still need money to recoup the costs of R&D, testing, and to fund future products. All the while, they need the cash to pay their employees and vendors. No matter how altruistic you may want to be, you can't escape the financials.
That being said, they could definitely stand to be a little more altruistic, but without it being run by a government, I'm not sure how you keep any altruism from being punished by the system.
The marketing is just marketing. The people can't prescribe it themselves. By putting it in the patients head, they present it to the doctor, who then tells them about the option. With the current health care system the way it is, with Docs trying to get through as many patients as possible, some pro activeness on the part of the patient is probably in their best interest.
