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...
Regular readers will know that the medicalization of life together with the relentless changing of thresholds of where “normal” is defined is all designed to make more people into patients and consumers of pharmaceuticals or other medical services. Yet the...
We need to always question whether long term use of tablets is doing us more good than harm.[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIn6OZRjhvw[/youtube] Dr JoeDr Joe Kosterich – Doctor, Health Industry Consultant and Author Doctor, speaker, author, and health...
Tales of sportspeople behaving badly have been in the news – again. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=690a2S2_miU[/youtube] Dr JoeDr Joe Kosterich – Doctor, Health Industry Consultant and Author Doctor, speaker, author, and health industry...
There are more deaths from overdoses of prescription drugs than from illicit drugs. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgWi_ZuLQPI&app=desktop[/youtube] Dr JoeDr Joe Kosterich – Doctor, Health Industry Consultant and Author Doctor, speaker, author, and...
