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For years, drug companies (pharmaceuticals AKA Big Pharma) have been taking the public for a costly ride and making a killing in the process– seriously, a lot of people are dying as a result. In this documentary, find out how Big Pharma’s clever politics and marketing schemes are tailored specifically to empty out our bank accounts and force us to sell-off our homes if need be, for drugs that would otherwise cost a few pesos elsewhere in the world. But it doesn’t stop there:

With so much profit potential glistening in their eyes, these companies have little incentive to provide cures. Rather, they recycle old drugs, modifying them ever so slightly (often resulting in deadly cocktails), for the single purpose of acquiring new patents; thus, renewing their monopoly over pricing. But that’s only the beginning (see the video for more info)…
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1. High Cost of Medicine - Marketing Disease/Pushing Drugs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc5MPhOfW6M
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2. High Cost of Medicine - “Me Too Drugs”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKTeFOVmLm0
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3. High Cost of Medicine - Same Drug, Different Pill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCDOb6-s7Jo
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4. High Cost of Medicine - “Gifts and Trips”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdLJtxDBERA
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5. High Cost of Medicine - Manipulated Clinical Research
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OWtdOwLn-k
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6. High Cost of Medicine - Selling Inferior Medicine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADwuLxVsscU
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7. High Cost of Medicine - Deceptive Advertising
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emn_UwnpRPY
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Comments

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08Suburban on 5 April, 2009 at 7:11 am #

Until I get profit sharing from the pharmaceutical companies I am not going to be a walking advertisement.


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Donziflyer on 8 April, 2009 at 3:34 pm #

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delaneyIRA on 12 April, 2009 at 12:05 am #

so far this is a pretty good vid, but it unfortunately is a clever little gatekeeper. The msg, “there is something wrong with the pharmaceutical industry” what is gatekeeped out. “perhaps we need to rethink the concept of pharmecology and instead look into no-patentable herbal remedies many of which are starting to be studied and proven more effective then a patentable chemechel.” Rememvber what the FDA says in its LAW “only a patentable drug can be promoted as a therapy or cure” think about it


uncletrb on 15 April, 2009 at 3:05 am #

Gene Carbona is full of $hit. There is no possible way he still has contacts who are doing the things he says they are doing. What a meat curtain…


MarcusP52 on 18 April, 2009 at 11:54 am #

Where I work, at least twice a year, a drug rep sponsors a “lecture” at one of the fanciest restuarants in town, free meal included, of course. Then there are several in-house presentations with gifts and catered food. I’m just a nurse. I shudder to think what the doctors are getting in addition.


mb3579 on 20 April, 2009 at 8:34 am #

The “examples” given by the “former rep” of how you can hide your budget money are ridiculous. You would have to be insanely stupid to try any of the things he listed. Also, pens and pads, stethoscopes, etc. do not sell products. Doctors are educated people; they don’t make decisions based on which pen they’re holding.


mensaid on 20 April, 2009 at 6:54 pm #

Thanks for posting. Very informative documentary. View my playlist for documentaries on other big corporations(inc Walmart). And other documentaries on other important issues.


drempire on 23 April, 2009 at 10:23 am #

ive seen this in my gps that everything has somekind of drug companys logo even the receptionist useing a pen from a drugs company ive always worried that maybe the docotrs would give you a drug just cuz its the drug thats been seen the most from the adverts or from these guys who pump there heads with brands