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JoeKen
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CH and Capitalism
« on: Mar 31st, 2003, 2:42pm » |
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Hi all,
I have been giving much thought lately to treatment versus cure on the subject of CH, and I would be interested in hearing other peoples thoughts on the following: -
Imagine that you are a Marketing Manager for a major drug manufacturer, responsible for maximising the profit of your particular product, and imagine that your particular product was one of the many treatments to alleviate the symptoms of CH. One day your Manager of Research contacts you and joyously tells you that he has found a guaranteed cure for CH which is 95% effective after a single dose, and CH can be eliminated from the planet.
Your dilemma would be: - do you choose to rid the world of CH and knock your employers profit and share price through the floor,(with all the personal implications that would surely follow), or do you tell him to bury it and concentrate on even more expensive products of alleviation.
Obviously I exagerate a little, just to make the point, but what chance do you think there is of a cure being made available, should anyone be working on one?
One of the few things that I remember from my Marketing studies many years ago is that a 'captive market' should be exploited, and God knows, we are a captive market, if ever there was one.
No, I am not a cynic, but I can see how that rumour could be spread.
JoeKen,
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well Joe, how long do you think effective HIV drugs were kept on the shelf. As long as it took for the upper economic middle class to start experiancing the spread of infection thats how long.
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Re: CH and Capitalism
« Reply #2 on: Mar 31st, 2003, 4:47pm » |
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Fortunately for us Migraines use Imitrex, If Ch'ers were the only users they wouldn't even bother making it. There are plenty of drugs that treat or cure rare diseases that aren't made because there would be no way to make a profit. So capitalistic medicine doesn't work and socialized medicine doesn't work so what do we do next?
Does anybody know if drug companies get slaughtered by high malpractice insurance like doctors and hospitals?
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