Thursday, 9 December 2010

Zyprexa counterfeits, the placebo effect and what's really the biggest medication scam

The men behind the fake Zyprexa prescribed to patients in the UK have
recently been busted. The headline's a bit suss though. Currently the
biggest fake medication scam is the antidepressant. Most of the time it
only works as well as a sugar pill.

Five in court over 'EU's most serious fake medicine scam' - Crime, UK -
The Independent
<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/five-in-court-over-eus-most-serious-fake-medicine-scam-2152769.html>

Really the biggest scam is the SSRI. Here's an excellent article
detailing the problems.
http://www.alternet.org/health/149084/are_antidepressants_a_scam_5_myths_about_how_to_treat_depression_/?page=entire

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