"Treat the disease, you win some, you lose some. Treat the patient, you always win."
~Patch Adams~



Thursday, June 17, 2010

Women's Health: Big Money for Big Pharma

My goal with this blog is to educate women about bioidentical hormone therapy so that they can have as little to do with "Big Pharma" as possible (although I do take commercial preparations for thyroid and back pain). I found this article on Minyanville.com talking about how the big pharmaceutical companies are turning more attention to developing medications for health issues specific to women. I get so frustrated at hearing how drugs like Flibanserin (to enhance female libido) are in the works and/or being tested ---- for God's sake, ask any doctor (or patient) who is on bioidentical hormones (specifically testosterone) and they will tell you it increases libido in most females (and for a lot less cost than these pharmaceuticals being tested).

1 comment:

  1. Doesn't it feel like they just want to have a pill ready to hand out but don't really want to get to know their patients. It's so important to educate yourself on everything out there and make the best decisions you can.

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