[TheForge] One more thing: (was:] New Pharmaceuticals)

[Jerry Smith]

Bruce,
         I used to be one of those highly educated people. I gave all of 
that up and started talking the people the way they want to be talked to. 
Companies have lots of bad habits of not going out amongst the people, they 
depend on their detail people.
         Now when I use big words around people these words come from the 
movie Mary Poppins.

         I know about the give away programs, but many health care provider 
don't know that much about these programs. Other depend on these programs 
for their clients.

Jerry

At 01:44 PM 9/30/2004, you wrote:
>One more thing.  Pharmaceutical companys all have programs to give away
>drugs to needy Americans.  No one in this country need suffer because a
>drug is expensive.
>
>They DO have to make a choice.  Just like going on welfare - you don't
>get to keep the farm, unmortgaged!  You MAY have to spend money on your
>prescription that you'd rather spend on your RV, a new power hammer, or
>cigarettes.  Your choice.
>
>If you don't HAVE the money at all, though, the pharmaceutical company
>might just GIVE you the drug you need for free.  Interested persons
>should pursue this through their doctors, but they can research it at
>the website of the pharmaceutical company.
>
>I know this doesn't fit the image of the greedy drug company that
>politicians like to wave in front of you.  However, drug companies are
>made up of people, highly educated people, with a clear understanding of
>the problems of Americans.  Research scientists spend their days trying
>to come up with remedies for terrible illnesses.  They WANT those
>remedies to get to the public.
>
>Bruce
>NJ
>
> >>> FREEMAB at pt.fdah.com 9/30/2004 1:17:52 PM >>>
>Yes.  That's true.
>Mind you, most pharmaceutical companies GIVE AWAY drugs to third world
>nations.  The smallpox eradication project headed up by the WHO was
>largely carried out by pharmaceutical companies.  Tsetse fly
>eradication
>is supported by pesticide manufacturers.  They do this without
>expectation of profit.
>Think of it as American charity to the world.
>However, drug companies are NOT "discounting" drugs to other
>countries,
>if I understand correctly.  Rather, they are selling against contracts.
>
>A large contract gets a lower price.  I could be wrong.  I have a
>limited perspective on this, too.
>Bruce
>NJ
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