12-06-2011, 12:02 PM
(12-06-2011, 11:57 AM)Diana Wrote: The intention, as far as I can tell, of producing pharmaceuticals is to make money, and not to heal. Why do I say that? Because no company will sell a pharmaceutical that is not patentable. In order to patent a substance they must change the chemical composition, because you can't patent a naturally occurring substance. This is one of the reasons why caution is advised.
Yes but from a utilitarian point of view: those drugs work alot of the time, and that's what matters. I agree that entrusting our health solely to for profit corporations is not a good idea but what I'm saying is if little chunk of powder can help someone then it doesn't matter if it was made by Gandhi or Stalin.