According to research by Drug Safety Researcher Thomas J. Moore, prescription drugs kill over 100,000 Americans every year. Yet, there is no war on prescription drugs!
Drugs:
| 1. | Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being. |
| 2. | (in federal law)
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| 3. | a habit-forming medicinal or illicit substance, esp. a narcotic. |
Drug Dealer = One Who Sells Drugs! (see qualities of a psychopath here)
Here’s a blast from the past and some serious food for thought. This is your brain on drugs:
One night I couldn’t sleep so I went on a cleaning rampage while listening to an infomercial on tv. This guy was talking about natural cures and how certain plants and herbs have healing properties but can’t be patented. He talked about how the government and pharmaceutical companies can’t make money on plants they can’t patent…he went on to say that for this reason the FDA passed a law stating that only a drug can treat or cure diseases/illnesses.Of course everything he said made sense to me…and I wasn’t surprised to find out that his 1st book was banned in the United States. I have yet to get my hands on his latest book but I’m looking forward to reading it and keeping it on hand as a reference. Natural Cures and Remedies are the way to go.
My dad had kidney failure and extreme hypertension. He was prescribed so many different medications he had to literally keep them in a huge bag. He died in 2002. Many of the prescription drugs he took are being recalled and/or taken off the market….The stories I can tell about prescription drugs……
Its funny how profitable the drug industry really is and how few if any cures have been discovered. (There’s no money in curing sick people but plenty in keeping people sick).
|
Brand Name |
Consumer Price |
Cost of Generic Active Ingredient (for 100 tabs/caps) |
Percent Markup |
|
Celebrex 100 mg |
$130.27 |
$.0.60 |
21,712% |
|
Claritin 10 mg |
$215.17 |
$0.71 |
30,306% |
|
Keflex 250 mg |
$157.39 |
$1.88 |
8,372% |
|
Lipitor 20 mg. |
$272.37 |
$5.80 |
4,696% |
|
Norvasc 10 mg |
$188.29 |
$0.14 |
134,493% |
|
Paxil 20 mg |
$220.27 |
$7.60 |
2,898% |
|
Prevacid 30 mg |
$344.77 |
$1.01 |
34, 136% |
|
Prilosec 20 mg |
$360.97 |
$0.52 |
69,417% |
|
Prozac 20 mg |
$247.47 |
$0.11 |
224,973% |
|
Tenormin 50 mg |
104.47 |
$0.13 |
80,362% |
|
Vasotec 10 mg |
$102.37 |
$0.20 |
51,185% |
|
Xanax 1 mg |
$136.79 |
$0.024 |
569,958% |
|
Zestril 20 mg |
$89.89 |
$3.20 |
2,809% |
|
Zithromax 600 mg |
$1,482.19 |
$18.78 |
7,892% |
|
Zocor 40 mg |
$350.27 |
$8.63 |
4,059% |
|
Zoloft 50 mg |
$206.87 |
$1.75 |
11,821% |
The street dealers are making peanuts compared to the real drug dealers. The war on drugs is a joke!
I completely agree with you that the war on drugs is a joke compared to the pharmacies!
This is one of the major reasons why I just tune out when people start harping about health insurance-I say start with the REAL problems-the cost of doctors, hospitals and prescriptions! Once that has been resolved, not having health insurance-except with major illness-will not be that big of a deal!
I’m looking forward to reading it and keeping it on hand as a reference. Natural Cures and Remedies are the way to go.
Its a big industry with a huge market as you can see through the markups. Most drugs sell on big hypes and instant reliefs with side effects later on. Natural cures and alternative treatments are as effective but require some belief and patience.
You’re definitely right! One thing maybe this is also one of the reasons why there are lots natural or herbal medicines that exists.
I remember Heath Ledger he died because of the mix of the medicines he intake. I was wondering why he never got scared intaking those drugs, yet he knows it’s dangerous..
A lot of people are switching to herbal treatments because of this.
All I can say is that it makes me glad to live in the UK when I see stuff like this – all drugs are teh same price (about $12)
Oh my god, they do more profit than everybody else, they sell it with more than 100% add
I thank you for such a valuable post
Looking for to more on this
It’s amazing how much cheaper generic drugs are, and yet people keep shelling out for the ridiculously overpriced brand names
Evidence indicates your theory could be very true about there not being any money in keeping you well.
As a marketer for one of the largest generic drug manufacturers in the USA, I am all too familiar with the cost differences between brand named and generic drugs.
Love the post, but you can't be messing with me with titles like that!
Wow, those price markups are unbelievable! Thanks for the great post.
Yeah Prices on Prescribed drugs are out of control. I order all my expensive scrips from Canada and the others are coming from walmart.
I really believe its so true that many people and some even other doctors invented herbal medicine.. maybe for the fact that so many medicine have side effect which we have never known… In philippines the new government ordered the law of controlling the prices of prescriptive drugs…
sincerely,
geek05
Wow! I knew a generic drug was cheaper, but I didn't know that there was that much of a mark-up! I'm going to make sure that I always get generic drugs!
along with health insurance companies the pharmaceutical companies have a monopoly on the public and use it to the maximum.
I'm a 3 time cancer survivor and my oncologist suggested I go the natural cures rout, and it's sure made a big difference. I definitely would recommend that anyone give the natural cures way a try. Plus I have found that going organic has made me feel a great deal better also. And finally please try and cut down on all your drugs that these doctors prescribe as they are all messing up your system.