It's true. the worst WORST WORST thing a pharma company can do is release a pill or some sort of injection that you take which cures whatever ailment you have. The real money is in treatments. Treatments which are continuous, on going, never ending.
Example: Ibogaine, although a hallucinogen drug, it has been proven to help heroin and meth addicts kick their habits. PROVEN!!! It has been proven by scientific, medical studies to KICK WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE HARDEST ADDITION TO GET RID OF. Buuuuttttt why would drug companies not want to take advantage of this? Despite the fact that you can treat these addicts with methadone (keyword: "treat"), Ibogaine fits into the category of "cures" and pharma companies do not associate themselves with cures as if this does not fit the status quo.
So here's the list of the top 5 most profitable drugs:
1. Lipitor
- had a gross revenue of $7.5 billion
- designed to lower cholesterol
2. Nexium
- gross revenue of $6.3 billion
- decreases the amount of stomach acid produced
3. Plavix
- gross revenue of $5.6 billion
- prevents blood clots after strokes or a heart attack
- The kicker: increases chances of bleeding from injuries
- The worse kicker: heightens risk of stomach bleeding if consuming alcohol
4. Advair Diskus
- gross revenue of $4.7 billion
- twice-daily inhaler to reduce swelling in the respiratory system for asthma sufferers
5. Seroquel
- gross revenue of $4.2 billion
- anti-psychotic drug treating schizophrenia, severe depression, bipolar disorder
NOW....what is the common denominator of these drugs?
Oh right...they never cure you because that would prove unprofitable.
By the way, here is the link to the article if you give a shit.
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