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RestrictedAccount ,

This is not going to end well

ravhall ,

Or it will, and it will make pharmaceutical companies offer cheaper prices.

FlyingSquid ,
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Yes, cheaper prices for their apple-flavored horse paste.

ravhall ,

I’m struggling to get the joke that I know is staring me in the face. Would you please help me out?

Assman ,
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They’ll just change the formula and tell your doctor to prescribe the new one

ravhall ,

Well, i obviously want the one that comes with more Brawndo

SteefLem ,
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Just like normal testing (well sort of). But from these you will hear only the failures just like from pharma companies you will only hear the hits.

WindyRebel ,

Stupid.

People diagnose incorrectly a lot, will probably take incorrect amounts, and if sick will take the medicine incorrectly leading to bacteria and viruses with immunity to more drugs.

Just…let the doctors and pharmacists do the work, please? At least they have some training and understand interactions/classes of medicine.

umbrella ,
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let the doctors and pharmacists do the work, please?

i think this is what everyone wanted here, but the system can’t provide it, so they are resorting to this kind of bandaid.

Wooster ,
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Eeh.

While I agree with the sentiment, I think we’re in this situation because of the current medical climate.

  • You call an ambulance? You get charged an arm and a leg.
  • You take yourself to the hospital, you get charged an arm and a leg.
  • You get medical insurance, and you’re somehow even further behind because it’s their priority to find reasons to deny having to give you money back,

The current system does not work. As a consequence, people are attempting, however incompetently, to take their care into their own hands.

Fix why folks are resorting to this, and this should stop being an issue, or at least stop gaining traction.

WindyRebel ,

Agreed. I know why we’re in the situation. I’m just saying that sometimes it’s still not a good idea to just give anyone autonomy for something as a fix, especially when they do not specialize in it.

als ,

I know so many trans people who can’t access legal health care due to years long waiting lists or very expensive inaffective private health care. In the UK it’s between waiting ~4 years for health care or becoming a criminal.

Aurenkin ,

Or, you know, you could just have socialised medicine which encompasses the full health care cycle including diagnosis, monitoring, non drug treatments, tailored medical advice and preventative medicine.

But yeah I guess if that’s off the table cheap drugs is cool too.

FlyingSquid ,
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Cheap drugs with no quality control is not a good thing. That’s exactly why so-called “health supplements” have harmed so many people.

www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/…/index.htm

Aurenkin ,

Very true. This is not a thing people should be having to resort to.

frunch ,

Well, of course we could – the fact we haven’t is why it’s come to this. 🫠

While i think it sounds risky, it’s awesome news for anyone that can’t afford proper healthcare. I’m also thinking that given 5-10 years we may see this evolve into something a lot more viable.

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