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Do you know where pharmaceuticals originally came from? How do you feel about doctors writing millions?

of prescriptions for your mother, father, granny, etc. and they probably dont need it.? It seems as though doctors and hospitals in America are only care about the dollar bills instead of taking care of all Americans> Please, tell me what do you believe about this?

http://www.yourdictionary.com/pharmaceutical

No wonder the doctors have their patients believing that if they stop taking their medicine, they can die>

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Well, let me tell you what happens when patients stop taking their medicines...

    diabetic ketoacidosis

    uncontrolled type II diabetes - blindness, neuropathy, renal failure

    congestive heart failure

    high blood pressure leading to heart attacks and strokes

    hypothyroidism

    gastroesophageal reflux and gastritis

    seizures

    and much, much more.

    BTW, physicians do not make any money off of the prescriptions they write. Pharmaceutical companies do.

    Medications taken improperly ARE poisons. That's why we train until we're in our 30's before we are allowed to prescribe them.

    Source(s): I'm a physician.
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    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Pharmaceuticals originally came from plants,trees and herbs. They were extracted rationalized,proved and then synthesized

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