The backhand of the mirror…

People buy drug to be cured, but instead of that, their states are worse than before. Here are some stories:

A doctor in United States prescribes Risperdal for a psychiatric illness for which the drug is not approved by the health authorities and this had many side effects: the man is now wheelchair with diabetes and Parkinson. There are evidences that Risperdal can cause diabetes, Parkinson. It can also cause serious complications in adolescent boys (Gynecomastia: breast development), See the link http://www.rxlist.com/risperdal-drug.htm

Avandia which used to be the world’s best selling diabetes drug for years, is now linked to over 100,000 heart attacks in the United States. “The maker of controversial diabetes drug Avandia knew for around a decade that the medication increased risks of heart problems in patients but covered up that fact from the public”, according to a Senate Finance Committee probe. See the link http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/13/health/main6673320.shtml

“Pharmaceutical fraud is one of our top three threats.” Said Sharon Ornsby, a member of the FBI financial crimes unit, in an interview on Al Jazeera television.

Glen Demott was a top Pfizer representative selling the drug Bextra while earning 100,000 dollars per year. He claims he was trained to lie to physicians, “they were training us to say things to physicians that weren’t accurate. Bextra was not approved to be used for acute pain and we were out there trying to get standing orders for acute pain.” See the link http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/09/02/idUS196265+02-Sep-2009+PRN20090902

Much case involved drug industry in pervasive fraud, corruption and huge kickbacks which were paid to doctors to prescribe drug even if there were no indication for the disease.

Which decision can one make? Take medicines without knowing if we shall get better or less, or stay without making anything and risking not to seize a chance of cure??...