Here is a revealing article about alleged fraud in the realm of Alzheimer's research:
Note the FDA approved the use of a drug which doesn't even work and which comes at a VERY high cost.
It makes you wonder just how much of this research is really based on alleviating suffering and preventing deaths ... and how much stems chiefly from someone's greed.
By the way, it's not clear to me why the US government cannot regulate the cost of pharmaceuticals. Patent rights for new drugs stem from this clause in the US constitution:
Article I, Section 8
8. [The Congress shall have Power] To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries
However, I see no reason why THIS clause could not be used to set price caps on such drugs:
Article I, Section 8
3. [The Congress shall have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes
It's certainly possible that much of the research and development of drugs in the US is NOT based on fraud, but the recent nonsense surrounding mRNA "vaccines" and other pharmaceuticals certainly provides food for thought. What the hell are we paying for, and why?
No comments:
Post a Comment