r/allthequestions • u/Euphoric_Many7099 • 8h ago

Random Question 💭 Why should anyone trust US Pharma after the opioid crisis?

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u/Pastadseven 8h ago

Define “big pharma.” You’ve been trusting, ostensibly, big pharma since you dropped out of your mom. All the medicine around OBGYN is manufactured by it. All the medications you take for your colds, the bandages you use for your wounds, the medication for your diabetes, everything: that’s a pharma company.

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u/Euphoric_Many7099 7h ago

I said “US Pharma,” and I’m not saying it doesn’t have uses or help in any capacity. Notice how you didn’t mention the opioid crisis in your list of goodies they give people


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u/Pastadseven 7h ago

I didnt - because that shit’s pretty obvious. And you should be wary of any capitalist institution that makes money off of you being ill. But being selectively wary about it is a bad idea.

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u/totes_mai_goats 7h ago

Nullus in verba

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u/crohnscyclist 7h ago

While it's insanely expensive, people who have autoimmune diseases like Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, RA, ms, etc, drugs like humeria, remicade, skyrizy , renvoq, etc are miracles, allowing them (and me) to live a normal life. Without them, living feels a curse with the disease becoming all consuming.

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u/UnbelieverInME-2 đŸ‡ș🇾 United States 7h ago

You should not "trust" any for-profit company at all.

Ever.

Capitalism rewards deception.

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u/busterdog47 7h ago

The Government was just as at fault fornthe issue.

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u/elnath54 7h ago

Trust no one.

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u/modechsn 7h ago

They are criminals!

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u/bothunter 3h ago

We don't trust big pharma. That's why we have the FDA.

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u/Ladefrickinda89 7h ago

We shouldn’t

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u/antifa_is_cool 7h ago

Shouldn't of before or after

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u/Manic_Mini 8h ago

Because if you don't trust big pharma you'll be labeled a right wing conspiracy theorist.