Posted by Squiggles on July 28, 2007, at 6:41:25
In reply to Re: Should all drugs be generic? » Squiggles, posted by Jedi on July 28, 2007, at 1:28:45
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> > Why not make all drugs generic at the lower price?
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> > Squiggles
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> If you take away the profit motivation there would be no reason for these companies to spend millions developing new medications. Mental health medications have lagged behind because of the awesome complexity of the human brain. But without the profit motivation there would be very little advancement in any medications.
> Just my opinion,
> Jedi
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>Putting aside the ethics of marketing, the problem is that even with fiercely competitive strategies, there isn't much scientific progress going on, but rather a reliance on cloning formulas from 30 year old prototypes. Even the the drugs from the 50s are now being compared favourably and they certainly didn't sink millions into those at that time.
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