It’s not just ins companies but PIG PHARMA too. And their paying docs to push their latest crap drugs.
When older cheaper ones have proven to work, have less side effects for most of them.
I’ve got a full typed sheet of these new drugs that I react badly to.
Hubby was on Provachal which is now a generic, for his cholesterol worked well, but not fast enough for his primary who was a cholesterol control freak, put him on a double dose of Crestor, 80 mg, 40 mg is max. He was jerking like some one took a cattle prod to him and having leg, arm muscle cramps multiple times a day/night, the kind that bring you awake screaming in pain. He’s back on Provachal and Whelcol which makes his hands shake and effects short term memory, well give up some of that candy and carps you stuff down on a daily basis and your Tris will go down. Drink more water. Then you can have your 1 beer for supper, and the 1 small Scotch/Water before bedtime to help ease the aches and pains of being 77.
First of all, the word is "they're," as in "they are..."
Second, what do you know about "crap drugs?" Are you a doctor, pharmacist, or a scientist that develops them? Are you medically trained, or do you understand anything about pharmakinetics or pharmacology?
All drugs have side effects, some may affect person more than others. It's the balance and trade-off we make in order to treat diseases. If your husband was being treated by his doctor and that doctor decided to choose another treatment option, that's a positive. It means that the doctor isn't complacent, and is willing to try newer, often more advanced options. Sometimes these are more efficacious, sometimes they have better side effect profiles. Those profiles are developed from statistically-significant populations. If your husband reacted, that's unfortunate, but it doesn't mean the drugs are "crap."
Pharmaceutical companies make medicines because there's a need. Could people improve their health through exercise and diet? Yes, they could, but even the most healthy people get sick. Sometimes, older medicines can work just fine, but just remember, all generics were a brand name at one time.