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Originally posted by Gaelic:
Those big, bad, evil drug companies that make products that save lives every day.
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Yeah, Gaelic, but they're not in it to save lives. Like every other business out there, they do it to make a profit. Saving lives can be used to make a profit - if it couldn't, I doubt anyone would bother.
Also, the drug in question is a decongestant - i.e. it alleviates the effects of the common cold or hayfever/sinus allergies. Not life threatening conditions. Thalidomide was prescribed to pregnant women to relieve the symptoms of morning sickness, even though it had been shown in tests to cause birth deformities. This was not done to save lives.
I am always careful about taking any medications at all - as I do have adverse reactions to a great many drugs - including all non-steroid anti-inflammatories, aspirin, penicillin, codeine, and a whole range of other pain killers and antibiotics! I don't take anything that isn't absolutely necessary, and avoid the listed products anyway.
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