Is Big Pharma a Conspiracy or Not?

[Mbrooks2518]

There's definitely corporate greed at work but whether there's a bigger conspiracy involving the government... I don't know, but I doubt it.

[Brendan Donaghy]

There's definitely corporate greed at work but whether there's a bigger conspiracy involving the government... I don't know, but I doubt it.

Yes, I suppose it all comes down to how you define conspiracy. Big corporations definitely work to further their own interests and they're certainly not above setting out to exclude smaller rivals from the market. They would also employ political lobbyists to try and influence government policy. Perhaps that more a coming together of interests rather than a conspiracy, but it's a close call.

[lucia_kizas]

Unfortunately, cancer is a huge business - especially the chemo. When my mother was diagnosed with cancer, nobody even asked if she was willing to go through chemo - they presented it as her only choice.

[Essie_Reviews]

It's like this: there are three big industries where if you start up shop in a market that's lacking, even if it's a small market, you will become an instantaneous billionaire. Energy, food, and medicine. These are three things that we constantly need and build the pillars of a society that can now look towards investment. The thing is, both food and energy are industries that are advancing whilst medicine only seems to be doing the bare minimum because unlike the other two industries, we only need medicine when we're sick. We will always need energy and we will always need food, no matter our circumstance. Sad truth, but I don't think these stories are only smoke.

[Abandoned_Account]

Well, considering how cures and treatments are bought up and over-priced and the manufacturers are more concerned about profits than helping anyone I'd say there's a lot there to be suspicious of. It's extremely upsetting to see how people are being mistreated by pharmacies and certain offices when trying to get important, sometimes life-saving, prescriptions for their ailments. It's not fair to someone to have to make what they have stretch or risk losing their own life because they can't afford medicine or because it would be too difficult and tedious for them to jump through application hoops in order to receive procedural treatment.

I've actually studied a few different areas of the pharmaceutical industry, and most of what I find turns my stomach. It's disgusting to see how things have gotten so out of control, and how many people are being hurt by those who are supposed to be helping.

[Jajachris]

If or not Big Pharma is real or a bunch of conspiracy theories, I cannot really tell. I know that this is a very relatable thing in our society today. I am African and I can attest to the fact that a lot of traditionalists have patented cures for strange and stubborn illnesses but we have been whitewashed to believe that their knowledge and practices are ancient and unfounded. It is true that the pharmaceutical industries and the government, run the health sectors and do the most they can to suffocate the efforts of these people

[jhunt]

I believe there are aspects to Big Pharma we will never know about-- I do believe there is space for conspiracies.

[Barbara Larkin]

In every story there is a grain of truth. It might be more comfortable to dismiss conspiracy theories as unfounded and ridiculous, but we see proof of human selfishness everyday. There must be some truth to these rumours floating around.

[car-mbz]

I believe the struggles she went through are real and the big pharma is true.

[Yvonne Monique]

Big Pharma = big business obviously. However, I do believe that modern medicine has provided many useful treatments and should not be disregarded. But just like in most businesses, Big Pharma wants to sell its products and does not care about our individual opinions, feelings and doubts.

[Shirley-Tome]

Big Pharma is definitely real. The drugs and medicine industry is worth a lot and seeking of treatment by patients is a source of funds, as unethical as it sounds.

[Reader-247]

Yes! Big pharma is a conspiracy, it is a business, they want people to be hooked on pills so that they need more pills to reduce the side effects of previous pills! If it is not a business than how are they able to fund doctor field trips and even full election campaigns!

[Effie Cherotich]

I do not understand the mindset of individuals in the pharmaceutical industry as shown in the book. I felt that they valued making profits over their lives. Don't they realize they are not immune to cancer? Remember Monod who had a huge ego about his research that he hated Beljanski for disputing him? Ironically, he died from cancer. That should have been a wake-up call to all the policy makers.

[Agbata precious]

Am not sure, abd i dont trust Big Pharma.

[lawisimportant23]

I do believe that Big Pharma is real. The number of ineffective drugs being produced on a mass scale and sold is startling.