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Medical Forum / General / Pharmacy / November 2003Anyone see the latest ER??
X-MessageID: <pb1031rbn10573@dizum2.dizum.com> I'm baaaaack!! No, I ain't going to rant about Walgreen's cuz I haven't darkened their doors for so long I've forgotten what it was I didn't like about them. The ER last night was GREAT!! A drug rep came into the ER and was making herself obnoxious hawking a new antibiotic, something called Clarimax, mabye. She was handing out pens, coffee cups, etc. Luka got fed up with her. She suggested Luka take some of the samples over to the Congo. (Luka had done some work last season treating underprivileged people in Africa). Luka, on a tirade, asked why there then haven't been any new drugs for treating malaria in the past 30 years. "Because there's no profit in it." "The pharmaceutical companies spend more money on marketing than they do on research and development...and that's why the cost of prescription drugs has tripled in the past 10 years." Luka picked up all the cups, etc, dumped them in a garbage can then took the trashcan outside and emptied it into the dumpster. Yeah, Yeah!!! My hands are sore from applauding them. The episode is titled "The Greater Good". If you haven't seen it look for it when the repeats start. > X-MessageID: <pb1031rbn10573@dizum2.dizum.com> > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > underprivileged people in Africa). Luka, on a tirade, asked why there > then haven't been any new drugs for treating malaria in the past 30 years. 30 years, eh- hasn't this "Luka" character ever heard of Lariam? Malarone was approved since then, too... though the proguanil part was approved many, many years ago. There's actually lots of research in this area, but that doesn't make for the political slant the show must be after. > > X-MessageID: <pb1031rbn10573@dizum2.dizum.com> > > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > was approved since then, too... though the proguanil part was approved many, > many years ago. Probably should point out that Lariam is only indicated for prophylaxis, before somebody else wades in. > "The pharmaceutical companies spend more money on marketing than they do > on research and development...and that's why the cost of prescription > drugs has tripled in the past 10 years." So many people carp on about more money being spent on marketing than on R&D and yet I see noboby actually quote any data. Strange considering that the big pharmas are public and publish this information. But I guess people don't like facts getting in the way of a good story. :> "The pharmaceutical companies spend more money on marketing than they do :> on research and development...and that's why the cost of prescription :> drugs has tripled in the past 10 years." : So many people carp on about more money being spent on marketing than on : R&D and yet I see noboby actually quote any data. Strange considering that : the big pharmas are public and publish this information. But I guess : people don't like facts getting in the way of a good story. For what it's worth... I played it back again today. First thing, he didn't say "30 years", he said "three decades", which could in theory be a period slightly over 20 years (i.e. 1989-2000), as far as new malaria drugs being created. Second thing, the line was "your company spends twice as much on marketing as R&D". Being the drug rep's company was obviously fictitous, this doesn't implicate the industry as a whole. I'd say the ER writers' fact-checkers are a tad more vigilant they my memory of what exactly was said. : For what it's worth... : I played it back again today. First thing, he didn't say "30 years", he : said "three decades", which could in theory be a period slightly over 20 : years (i.e. 1989-2000), as far as new malaria drugs being created. Whoops. I meant "slighty more than 10 years. A period of as little as 11 years could be described as "spanning 3 decades". Next week on ER: An unidentified patient is brought into ER with full blown SARS, and doesn't pull through. They find out this patient, only with a first name of Nomen, was exposed to it after going to his local Neighborhood market and using a self-check out (or maybe it was bags that were licked that was the source). Go away, troll. We are tired of you! Remove "nospam" for e-mail : Next week on ER: An unidentified patient is brought into ER with full blown : SARS, and doesn't pull through. They find out this patient, only with a first : name of Nomen, was exposed to it after going to his local Neighborhood market : and using a self-check out (or maybe it was bags that were licked that was the : source). : Go away, troll. We are tired of you! : Remove "nospam" for e-mail 'taint my problem though. When I go into a Walgreens to buy something simple like Natrol 5HTP 30 tablets, I'll pay $13. If I go into a Neighbohood Market I'll pay $8 for #45 tablets of the same thing. You do the math which is the better deal. Almost everything I buy at the Neighborhood Market is about 2/3 of the price that Walgreen's charges. Tell me why I'd rather shop in a Walgreen's. The Neighborhood Market is right next to the.... (don't even remember what drugstore is there anymore) but it's probably a chain you work at. |
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