As a former psychology student, I am especially distressed about the lies being taught to future psychiatrists (and other doctors) about pharmaceutical drugs. Some of the information dispensed by the drug companies are not outright lies; but misrepresentation of the facts causes just as much harm.
The first video simply points out the tricky wording that is used to describe certain prescription drugs. Think about what the pharmaceutical companies are really saying about their own drugs. That verbiage was carefully chosen to sound more technical and less ambivalent than it actually is.
The second video discusses the "conspiracy theory" that the FDA and the pharmaceutical companies are working together to maximize profit, regardless of the detriment to patients' health. In a capitalistic economy, what company doesn't want to work with other companies to maximize profits? It irks me how the woman in the video attacks the man's character by saying he is biased, rather than offering a useful argument for her position on the matter.
I AM NOT A DOCTOR. THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS NOT MEANT TO REPLACE THE GUIDANCE OF YOUR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL.
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