Statin medications, used to lower cholesterol have been the best selling drugs over the past two decades. Sales revenue has been in the tens of billions of dollars. They are effective at lowering cholesterol. Of course nobody dies of cholesterol, which is a component...
A new WHO report on health in Europe shows life expectancy to be increasing. In addition, between now and 2020 there is projected to be a reduction in premature death of 1.5% each year. This you would think is good news. Sadly good news is not popular in public...
Immunisation polarizes debate. People are portrayed as being either pro or anti vaccination. This ignores the fact that not all vaccines are equally effective and more importantly not all diseases are of equal severity. We should support measures that improve health...
“Here’s an invitation to the whole wide world From your brother to your sister to your best friends girl Can’t excuse it No excuses Everybody get stupid” This is a catchy song and the chorus gets in your head. The invitation to get stupid seems to have taken hold in...
A company called Sprout pharmaceuticals was bought last week for $US1 billion. Not bad for a company which, according to the New York Times, was created in 2011, has 34 employees and has had $US100 million invested since its inception. The company was formed to...
When markets reach “maturity” it is normal business practice to look for new markets. If you are selling consumer products there is no problem with this. But what if you are selling pharmaceuticals? Figures from the USA show that adults are now the biggest market for...
