[lit-ideas] Re: vicious budget cuts
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:32:40 -0500
Phil, what pharma spends on what is not divulged. Because someone works in
an industry doesn't entitle them to proprietary financial information
unless they're very very highly placed to know strategy. Even
investigative reporters have to piece information together. All that
baloney about Africa is smoke and mirrors, handy excuses to rip off the
American taxpayers. We've been round and round on this and you still
insist that pharma is good, even with all evidence to the contrary, as
presented in the prior thread. It's wishful thinking, Phil, but so be it.
The only other thing I can think of is that your sister-in-law works for a
smaller company or, I think you did mention she works for a generic
manufacturer. Pharma squeezes the generic licenses for all they're worth
too. You remain unconvinced and the American taxpayer remains ripped off.
Whatever.
> [Original Message]
> From: Phil Enns <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 1/30/2006 9:12:16 PM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: vicious budget cuts
>
> Veronica Caley wrote:
>
> "Actually, a lot of the research for new drugs is based on studies into
> basic research and other types in universities. Much of this is paid
> for by tax money and funds provided by foundations and grants."
>
> Here at U. of Toronto, a lot of the research is funded by the drug
> companies, as well as the government. I don't like what this does to
> the University but it does give students remarkable opportunities.
> Furthermore, because of the association with the University, the
> research has an additional degree of critical study that might not
> otherwise occur.
>
>
> Veronica continues:
>
> "I am willing to pay for these drugs for poor people. I object to
> paying significantly more than Europeans and Canadians, many of whom are
> not poor. The US is no longer number one or two in the standard of
> living. And the number of poor people in this country is multiplying at
> an appalling rate. And if you read Julie's post re the health issues in
> her family, you know that sometimes families can't get insurance because
> they are sick."
>
> I think this is terrible but the situation is not the fault of drug
> companies. As I have said before, I am happy with the Canadian system
> of universal healthcare.
>
>
> Veronica continues:
>
> "My dental hygienist told me the story of one of her other patients, a
> person who worked for one of the pharmaceutical companies. She quit
> because she couldn't stomach charging people $300 for a month's supply
> of a drug that cost $3.00 to make."
>
> My sister-in-law is a project manager for a company that tests and
> produces drugs for the drug companies. The testing in particular is
> horribly expensive. I asked her once why some chemist couldn't come up
> with something in her garage and put it on the market. My sister-in-law
> said that it was possible as long as the chemist had access to the
> millions of dollars it would take to do the tests and then make the
> drug. She added that the majority of drugs tested don't make it to
> market.
>
> I don't want to suggest that the system is a good one, I just don't
> think that the proffered 'fixes' are appropriate.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Phil Enns
> Toronto, ON
>
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