why would corporate research ever develop a cure when they can indefinitely milk new treatments.

*drugs

Adding video to channels (Drugs) - requested by jimnms.

Interesting sift, however, I'd challenge the closing comment that 'a major part of the profit is reinvested in new research'.

Marc-Andre Gagnon and Joel Lexicon produced a revealing peer-reviewed paper in December 2007, titled 'The Cost of Pushing Pills: A New Estimate of Pharmaceutical Promotion Expenditures in the U.S.' They concluded that drug companies are spending nearly twice as much on promotion as research and development.

"As a percent of U.S. domestic sales of $235.4 billion, promotion consumes 24.4% of the sales dollar versus 13.4% for on R&D. In light of these numbers one can safely argue that marketing is predominant over R&D in the pharmaceutical industry, contrary to industry's claim."

Now that really is sickening.

"why would corporate research ever develop a cure when they can indefinitely milk new treatments."

Finding a cure, a silver bullet, is difficult (severe understatement). Finding a treatment is still beneficial to sufferers.


^Hyperdrive:

Wish I could disagree with you.