desperatin will drive you to do what you have to do,
but, then too, their desperation may stop the next
drug from being created. i wish i could see something
in the middle.
--- "Elizabeth H. Thiers" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Actually, India is manufacturing generic copies of
> the drugs sold in the US.
> Can't say as I agree but, when your desperate and
> people need the medication
> and the price the US companies are asking for is
> like Deri said obscene.
> You do what you gotta do to survive.
>
> Beth t the ot
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
>
> Subject: Re: civil war, was re. earthquake
>
>
> you definately have some good points. i understand
> that india is researcing the old village witchdoctor
> (for lack of knowing what they are called in india)
> and testing as many of the herbs to record and test.
> keep what works. doing this before the last of these
> people are gone. the report i read said that a big
> drug company was helping in that. i'd hope that the
> indian government would not allow this informatin be
> repressed.
>
> --- "Elizabeth H. Thiers" <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > It's amazing how the US was fighting helping out
> the
> > AIDS crisis in Africa
> > until the Africans started looking to India for
> > cheaper pharmaceuticals.  I
> > know the line about needing to recoup their costs
> > but, Pfizer is pretty
> > blatent about throughing their political clout
> > around (and not just for AIDS
> > cocktails).  Much of your medication money is
> spent
> > on buying off
> > polititians (more than the AMA), and sales staff.
> >
> > Beth T. the OT


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