作者:
湯瑪斯.海格(Thomas Hager) 出版社: 聯經 副标题: 從快樂草到數位藥丸，塑造人類歷史與當代醫療的藥物事典 原作名: Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine 译者:
陳錦慧 出版年: 2022-8-4 页数: 336 定价: 450 装帧: 平装 ISBN: 9789570864274
The best way to get a long-lasting blockbuster is to make sure that it doesn't cure anything. Neither of the two big sellers from Pfizer just mentioned cures the underlying condition. Both erectile dysfunction and joint disease are painful in different ways, but neither is life threatening. Viagra and Celebrex treat symptoms, not diseases. Quality of life drugs that treat symptoms can be prescribed endlessly. If a patient stops taking them, the symptoms return, so they make money endlessly. Given the high costs of drug development, it's easy to understand why drug makers want that kind of payoff. The need for profit excuse the kinds of drugs that are developed. It explains why drug makers are putting very little effort into finding desperately needed new antibiotics, and a lot of money int... (查看原文)
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作者滿腦子都是大家呢，光是陳述“因爲推崇者是女的而反對接種疫苗”和“女性竭盡全力避孕”這兩件實事估計都能被簡中批鬥為打拳了，又是一本偷著樂的科普書。