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|    The Natural Philosopher to rbowman    |
|    Re: Big Pharma (was Re: What Thinkest Th    |
|    21 Dec 25 10:57:57    |
      XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy       From: tnp@invalid.invalid              On 21/12/2025 05:00, rbowman wrote:       > On Sun, 21 Dec 2025 02:09:17 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:       >       >> Which is the *least* profitable? Obviously it’s 2). Something to think       >> about the next time somebody tries to convince you of some kind of       >> “vaccine conspiracy” ...       >       > The vaccine business certainly didn't hurt Pfizer's bottom line. The       > patents on their three cash cows, Viagra, Zoloft, and Lipitor had expired,       > the last, Viagra, in 2020. Their Alzheimer's drug was a dry hole and they       > folded the research department.       >       > As for Lipitor, the fascination with statins lines more pockets than       > Pfizer's. My doctor is a bit of a cynic and says the checklist she has to       > use for Medicare somehow always comes out 'you need statins'.              Yes. I couldn't tolerate them and I do actually need them. I am on       something VeryExpensivet™ now that actually works with no side effects,       except I haven't had another blocked heart artery since I started on them...              Again its all about genetics, lifestyle and diet.       We have all loved longer than our grandparents because of modern drugs       and despite modern diets              --       Truth welcomes investigation because truth knows investigation will lead       to converts. It is deception that uses all the other techniques.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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