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gateley

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26. I'm a fan of alt-med AND I'm a fan of science-based meds.

Reply to nationalize the fed (Original post)

Thu Sep 17, 2015, 07:25 PM

Sep 2015

It's not necessarily either/or -- that's a very limiting and dismissive statement you make.

As somebody pointed out, it's J&J's job to make money. Ask its shareholders. The big pharma's primary incentive and motive is profit, not that gateley gets help for her condition(s). That's what drives them to find solutions that DO help -- the resulting sales.

Not just limited to Big Pharma, of course, but they get away with it more easily.

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Johnson & Johnson created a powerful drug, promoted it illegally & covered up side effects [View all] nationalize the fed Sep 2015 OP

Wonder if we will get the "BUT SCIENCE!" folks in here. djean111 Sep 2015 #1

You certainly will Orrex Sep 2015 #3

"...the actual proponents of science..." CanSocDem Sep 2015 #9

Which may consistently be applied to fans of pharmaceutical companies... LanternWaste Sep 2015 #21

k&r nt bananas Sep 2015 #2

This drug keeps my daughter sane--it's not the drug, it's the prescription! Demeter Sep 2015 #4

It is the drug. My son was on a low dose. Started Ilsa Sep 2015 #6

Exactly. When we police Big Pharma, everyone loses! mhatrw Sep 2015 #8

So "promoted it illegally" means "promoted it legally" to you? WinkyDink Sep 2015 #28

Risperdal can cause tardive dyskinesia, too. Ilsa Sep 2015 #5

in other words, wednesday. nt restorefreedom Sep 2015 #7

Psychiatry is hit or miss. LuvNewcastle Sep 2015 #10

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, other RW think tanks, and many corporations Dustlawyer Sep 2015 #11

And the American public are the suckers. mountain grammy Sep 2015 #14

The setup for this story is pretty good... Those people who did this should be in jail uponit7771 Sep 2015 #12

We'll have to get the Prison Industries to build more bunks - pharma, bankers, lobbyists, congress, erronis Sep 2015 #19

Thanks for posting Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #13

Thanks for reading and caring about it nt nationalize the fed Sep 2015 #25

Thanks for posting.. mountain grammy Sep 2015 #15

Thank You for caring! nationalize the fed Sep 2015 #31

Here is the key crime. They used the poor as cash-cow guinea-pigs. canoeist52 Sep 2015 #16

+1 nationalize the fed Sep 2015 #36

Science!!! Ichingcarpenter Sep 2015 #17

Just finished reading "Chapter 2" of this story! pink-o Sep 2015 #18

K & R. Thanks for this informative post. Johnson & Johnson and Big Pharma modern scourge. appalachiablue Sep 2015 #20

Not at all shocking. blackspade Sep 2015 #22

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #23

Criminals! Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #24

I'm a fan of alt-med AND I'm a fan of science-based meds. gateley Sep 2015 #26

Can I finally remove my tin-foil hat and just have it acknowledged that CONSPIRACIES CAN AND DO WinkyDink Sep 2015 #27

+1 nationalize the fed Sep 2015 #32

And then they finally got one of their own elected President. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #35

Science! Science! Only a "Woo" questions their corporate betters! villager Sep 2015 #29

I suspect Big Vitamin is behind this. U4ikLefty Sep 2015 #33

Some people are capable of separating the economics from the science. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #37

Indeed. Some are. villager Sep 2015 #39

Kickin' to read later. Faux pas Sep 2015 #30

Change the company name and... bobGandolf Sep 2015 #34

I would trust this article more... Archae Sep 2015 #38

How many of the source documents nationalize the fed Sep 2015 #40

AGAIN... Archae Sep 2015 #42

Kicked, Rec'd and bookmarked n/t Catherina Sep 2015 #41