Disease-mongering is big business: It sells sickness and promotes drugs
09 August 2008Dr Angela Alexander (Pharmacy) reports on how drug companies are turning risk factors into diseases to sell more medicines, while direct to consumer advertising in some countries is contributing to increased demand for medicines that may not suit the patient. Dr Angela Alexander (Pharmacy) reports on how drug companies are turning risk factors into diseases to sell more medicines, while direct to consumer advertising in some countries is contributing to increased demand for medicines that may not suit the patient.