Yes.
I have been taking blood pressure medicines for about 3 years now. I don’t like them because they make me feel a little dopey and have an effect on my memory that I dislike. But it is a lot better than chest pains and possible heart attack or stroke.
Also, I have had a prostate problem for years. About 8 years back I was prescribed a blood pressure medicine to help with this but quit taking it because of the side effects which I judged more annoying than the problem with the prostate. Last month I was given modern prostate medication that helps with that problem with virtually no side effects.
I occasionally give thanks to God for the gift of human ingenuity and the scientific method. The developement of effective pharmaceuticals has been of enormous positive effect to humanity. People forget that less than a century ago millions would die of infections and diseases that today we can cure in the overwhelming number of cases when the correct drugs are applied in the correct manner. I do not begrudge the drug manufacturers their profits but am thankful that conditions exist that encourage them to research and make breakthroughs that save more lives and alleviate more suffering. And I fear, very much, that government control of health care will curtail research and retard the discovery and developement of new drugs that could provide even more relief to those who suffer.
I share your fear about more government influence over the drug industry. Countries with price controls don't produce new drugs. About ninety percent of all new drugs that come to market are discovered right here in the USA. Talk about being the last great hope...
Even so, I regularly debate "conservatives" on FR that want nothing more than to remove the profit motive from the drug industry. The I got mine screw everyone else attitude is disturbing.