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Originally Posted by Saleswman

I have to respond......

I am not sure you are not accurate about some of your statements....but, do not put all "big pharma" into the same hat. You just have to be older than 30 to have lived with diseases that cause people to die an early and painful death...breast cancer, authism....prostate cancer.....etc.... for instance....I remember when RA was called "crippling arthritis", and you just lived with it, painful and debilitating as it was usually people lived to their 70's....may of died of complications of this. like a broken hip, which by the way 80% of the people who break a hip ...will die....not due to the hip but to the "conplications" of a broken hip..anyway....now, with "big pharma" and the biologics, people can live and lead productive lives.....with
the disease.....I know, I watched my Mom lose 30 lbs in one month, not able to get out of the bed to go to the bathroom.....all this brought on by an anti-inflammatory response that brought on a benign disease....to a raging horrific experience two years ago...

Today, with the help of J&J (big pharma) she acts like a 40 year old...she goes thrifting....and shops, she is self sufficient....and gained her 30 lbs back because she can get out of the BED!!!


So, my point is...you may be right about this medication, that it is a personal decision as to if you want to take it or your daughter to take it.....but, be grateful that you have that option....because believe it or not....this drug only gets approved after millions of dollars of research and SUCCESS with patients....not just to make money for the drug companies.....

I for one am grateful that I live in a time that there are medications available to keep me and my family healthy and around longer....

But, then again....I have worked in "big pharma" for 18 years....and watched my brother, sister, father, mother in law, sister in law, friends pass with diseases that I hope one day will find cures for......Cancer.....this is a real disease, not one made up to make money for the drug companies......

Believe me.....

Shirley

I totally agree with you! I am a recruiter for the biotech and pharmaceutical industry and after talking with many of the professionals in this arena I feel that we are very lucky to have "Big Pharma" because research continues on fatal diseases that hopefully we'll find a cure for some day! As far as not taking the last shot...I would do more research and see if it's not more detrimental for you NOT to finish the vacination. I took the first shot but did not take the rest of them after further research.