Clinical Trials

It is astonishing to realize the amount of clinical trials that are underway currently for the different incurable diseases out there. As someone who has an autoimmune disorder for the last 20 years, it was always exciting to hear about a new drug being tested and a new clinical trial. It kind of gave us hope and reassured us that someone out there, a scientist and a doctor, is doing something to help us.

My perception for Pharmaceutical companies changed however lately (over the last few years) and I started realizing how greedy and manipulative they tend to be. My biggest perception was that these companies are creating drugs to heal you. But unfortunately this is definitely not true. Yes you do feel better on the ultra-expensive drug, but you’ll need to stay on that drug indefinitely AND it is not a cure by any means.

I do understand that autoimmune diseases are hard to cure and YES pharmaceuticals need to develop drugs to manage and control the disease. Nevertheless, over the last 15 years not a single drug nor clinical trial was about curing diseases, but simply controlling it and managing the symptoms.

From a business point of view it makes sense. Why develop an expensive drug to cure a disease while you can develop something to control the symptoms and keep the patient hooked indefinitely. And that is exactly why I started loathing pharmaceuticals. At least tell people that you are working on a cure, even if it is just a lie.

Unfortunately, pharmaceuticals focus on controlling symptoms (and draining you from all your money) while the only research for a cure is being financed but Non Profit Organizations and the like. It is sad to have reached such stage in our humanity but that is the price to pay when you live in a capitalist world.