If not the worldwide spreading of bird flu , I'm afraid no one will pay attention to the enormous might of the
medicine patent in
pharmacy company . Luo’s Co., Ltd., a Switzerland manufacturer of anti-influenza specific
medicines “DaFei”, was blamed for rejection to patent transfer. It is the sole holder of the patent right of “DaFei ” ,the most effective anti-influenza medicine. In fact , monopoly of healthcare medicines , is the only source of billions of benefits in pharmacy
industry. " Truth of pharmacy industry "was written by Angel , Professor of Harvard University and published in American Landon Bookroom. In the book , the author by experience of more than 20 years in medical magazine and data researching, unfold us a great deal of surprising inside stories about this profitable industry . The top ten pharmacy enterprises which listed in " the wealth 500"is said that the sum of their profits (35,900 million dollars) is more than the sum of the profits of other 490 enterprises (33,700 million dollars ).
such a profitable industry produce a fact that fewer and fewer patient afford the price of medicine, the pharmacy company turns from the organization undertaking the holy mission that " research and develop and produce the useful medicine " into the huge
marketing machine making profit as one's only aim. The increasing medicines that modern man eat which is suggested by
pharmaceutical factory and relevant, what extent is necessary? In the words of former executive officer of Merck pharmaceutical factory , it is " a shame "if can't sell medicine to all persons like chewing gum . therefore, persuading the masses to take medicines every day just as chewing gum, seem to be the ultimate goal of every large pharmaceutical factory. The higher medicine price is not the cost that pharmacy company pay in researching and developing, in fact, the high proportion of the cost is from marketing , bribing , lobbying with responsible institution , employing a large number of lawyer for to patent protection .Finally, it will be paid by the patients.
Looking at the cost structure of Top Ten pharmacy company ,R & D only account for 14% of the sales, but so-called " marketing and management " have accounted for 31%. Pharmacy company are crazy for marketing . The pharmacy industry needs to be rescued and must take redeeming way. Dr. Angel has put forward some important reform suggestions in the book, including reinventing fairness of the clinical experiment , cutting off the connection among the pharmacy company and medical education ,etc.. This book based on author's research for many years, has proposed serious accusing to the uncontrolled industry, to conduct a deep discussion concerning people healthy. English version of the book became a big shot in North America, listed in every best seller billboard in succession. If the medicine really becomes the necessities of daily life, then will the pharmacy company become the healthy master of modern life or not?
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