Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: skinowski who wrote (100476)	8/6/2009 6:55:27 PM
From: NOW	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116555

the evidence is quite clear that you are wrong about that. the drug companies do not waste money. their spending is targeted and effective <Few - if any - would budge for a lunch or a trinket, imho>

To: skinowski who wrote (100476)	8/6/2009 11:18:07 PM
From: Proud Deplorable	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

"I admire modern pharmaceuticals. People manipulating molecules to create other molecules which have precise and clean bioactivity.... I think this is nothing short of amazing." What's equally amazing is how these drug companies rip off the public by changing one molecule in order to create a seemingly new product that they can charge 10 times the cost of the generic ones that came out after the patent on their original drug expired. Nexium and Losec are prime examples. In my world researchers and chemists will be all be paid a flat wage like a car mechanic and if they don't like this then they can move out of the country. Same goes for their high flying directors. The drug industry is by far the most evil and damaging industry in the USA. Statins? ha ha ha.....are you SERIOUS? Statins kill.

To: skinowski who wrote (100476)	8/7/2009 12:47:24 AM
From: Webster Groves	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116555

In the old days the pills were marketed to the physicians, now the pharmas go directly to the end user. Full page ads in national mags plus a page or two of reactions in small print. C'mon, if the pills were so good, why the hard sell ? Regarding perks like luncheons, surely you are being coy. Perhaps I didn't use the appropriate euphemism, like "continuing education" or "scientific conference". I don't know about you, but I always order the salmon filet without sauce plus rice pilaf and decaf with my flambe'. Don't you "network" ? And let's not forget the hospitals. Always a big spread for the stethoscope crowd who care to dine in the company of other "lunchless" souls. The fish here tends to be dry - go for the salads and you can do it every day.