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tcomeau - 20 Jul 2004 16:04 GMT

http://www.pharmexec.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202004/95192/a
rticle.pdf

Last year, pharma sold $466 billion in Rx drugs.

It is estimated that at least 20% is put back into marketing. That's
$93.2 billion used to influence doctors, researchers, politicians, and
consumers.

that is not millions, it is BILLIONS.

TC

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Robert - 20 Jul 2004 19:03 GMT

http://www.pharmexec.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202004/95192/a
rticle.pdf

> Last year, pharma sold $466 billion in Rx drugs.

You are Canadian and think the US is evil. enough said.

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GT - 21 Jul 2004 03:47 GMT

A normal company puts 10% back into research and 10% into marketing.

With a 20% marketing factor, it's equivalent to selling refrigerators
to Eskimos - except in this case, they're affecting people's lives,
many adversely.

GT

http://www.pharmexec.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202004/95192/a
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Robert - 21 Jul 2004 07:14 GMT

> A normal company puts 10% back into research and 10% into marketing.
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Eskimos? Thanks another Canadian bashing the US. You want to make the
moronic point that drugs are evil also? Try going to the hosptial idiot and
instead of getting medication you get a donut and coffee your world.

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Jeff - 21 Jul 2004 13:32 GMT

http://www.pharmexec.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202004/95192/a
rticle.pdf

> Last year, pharma sold $466 billion in Rx drugs.
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And in the meantime, people are being saved from what used to be serious
infections, cancer, heart disease, depression, schizophrenia, and many other
diseases.

I don't like the way drug companies advertise, especially to consumers for
Rx drugs and docs. But, I like what the drugs do. Save and improve lives.

Jeff

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Robert - 21 Jul 2004 21:15 GMT

http://www.pharmexec.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202004/95192/a
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I agree with you there on prescription drugs and would be in favor of
stopping that.

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