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To: MrBallroom
Rachel Weisz won best supporting actress for her work in The Constant Gardener, a LeCarre take on the evils of Big Pharmaceutical

And this is a bad thing? (not the actress, the subject of the movie)

76 posted on 02/02/2006 9:49:04 PM PST by Gabz
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To: Gabz

Condeming big pharmaceuticals seems to be the chic or de jour thing to do these days. The fact is most people spouting off the evils of pharmaceutical companies don't know what they're talking about.

Some of these simpletons sound so stupid when they speak, it becomes painful to see them even open their mouths. Pharmaceutical companies spend years as well as billions of dollars in the creation, testing for success vs. side effects, and approval of new drugs designed to improve the lives of patients.

After a drug is approved, the manufacturer enjoys a 20-year patent before generic versions of the drug can be made. This is for two reasons: (1) to make a return on their multi-billion dollar investment; and (2), to make a return to stockholders. After all, those businesses which fail to make a profit for their investors - including drug companies - fail to remain in business, and in such a case, EVERYBODY suffers.

Next time, try to understand that pharmaceuticals are like every other business in America - in business to make money for its owners and/or stockholders.

81 posted on 02/02/2006 10:03:49 PM PST by MrBallroom (US MARINES: Preserving freedoms of great Americans like you and ungrateful MSM whores since 1775!)
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