I agree that the pharmaceutical industry has a lot of issues, many of which you point out here. Many of the drugs produced do truly save live and help patients. I personally come down with a bad illness not too long ago. I did some online research, and the sites were all pointing to it is a life long condition where I could only manage the symptoms. I went to see a Doctor, he said they just approved a new treatment for it, and it was a course of 10 days of pills. I was shocked to learn about it, but after 10 days, I was good. Luckily no side effects, other than a mildly upset stomach. For lack of a better term, I am cured. For all its flaws, it does good too. How can we improve the system, how can we take the corruption out of the system, are the questions I think we need to ask.

Enjoyed the post, keep up the good work sir.