See the Light

Drug Company Tactics.Posted 2005-03-08

FACT: Between 1997 and 2001, drug companies tripled the amount of money they spent on direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs - the ads now seen so frequently on television and in newspapers. The number of retail prescriptions rose from 2.4 billion in 1997 to 3.1 billion in 2001. Those prescriptions carry a total yearly price tag of at least $200 billion, with the cost rising about 12% per year, approximately six times the rate of inflation.But doesn't the increased use of medications signal better health for Americans?

CLAIM: Scientific studies on drugs are reliable.

FACT: Drug companies have already sponsored almost all research on their drugs, but now they control how the research is done and whether it will by published. Much of this research is seriously flawed, presenting results that cause both doctors and consumers to believe that drugs are a lot better than they are and have fewer side effects than they do. What's more, only favorable results are published. Unfavorable results rarely see the light of day.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

*Ignore drug ads.

*Be skeptical about new drugs.

*Watch out for "me-too" drugs.

*Always ask for an equivalent generic or over-the-counter (OTC) drug.

*Beware of free samples.

*Don't be easily convinced that you have a new disease.

*Give your doctor permission not to prescribe.

Be there for them

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Provides soluble fiber, which lowers cholesterol and blood sugar levels.

Helps with detoxification and elimination.

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It's all Business

It seems that everyone is being put on a cholesterol lowering drug as suggested by their doctor. My Mom recently visited her doctor and was told to consider going on a cholesterol lowering drug for heart disease prevention. Her cholesterol was at a low level already but the doctor said her charts needed to record that she had recommended this drug. If the Medical Association audited the doctors practise and this was not in every one's chart the doctor would be reprimanded. The word is out that this is the best way to prevent heart disease. These Statins sometimes known as Lipitor have MANY side effects and actually haven't been producing the results that the pharmaceutical companies have been promising. But that's beside the point. Our local newspaper reported last month that three quarters of the people that are on statins don't need to be on this prevention. An article from a medical journal from Harvard Medical School written by Dr. Lance Wright and co-authored by Dr. John Abramson pooled data from eight random trials comparing statins with a placebo in people. The statins did not reduce deaths and, when they looked at women alone, they found NO benefit. More than 23.6 million Statin prescriptions were dispensed last year. In Canada alone, statins are a $2 billion market. The pharmaceutical company's demand that all doctors strongly recommend everyone to start taking these harmful drugs early. Dr. Wright says " Most people have the impression that statins are going to make them live longer. For primary prevention, there hasn't been demonstrated to be any survival advantage." It is the #1 selling drug in the country. Somethings wrong with this picture. For list of Adverse side effects visit: http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2004/03/18/lipitor_side_effects_and_natural_remedy.htm

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