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Why would they edge in on a space that doesn't make money? In other words, not every medicine is profitable (eg: commonly available herb).
by ZeroFries 11y ago
Why would they edge in on a space that doesn't make money? In other words, not every medicine is profitable (eg: commonly available herb).
- coldpie 11y agoThere's enough money in alternative medicine that they could fund and publish their own studies to prove it's effective. They haven't.
- fredkbloggs 11y agoDoesn't really seem like they need to. After all, drugs are heavily regulated, and they're not having any trouble selling an unregulated -- and unproven -- substance. Why invite trouble?
- spatulan 11y agoCommonly available herbs like tobacco? Nope, no way any business could make money through a commonly available herb
- DanBC 11y agoHave you seen the billions made by cranks and quacks? Just multi-vitamins is a billion dollar industry and apart from pregnancy or perhaps vitamin D most of the claims are bogus.
- murbard2 11y agoBecause they would sell you pineapple extract for ten times the price, and you'd buy it because it'd be covered by insurance. http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/06/15/fish-now-by-prescription/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/06/15/fish-now-by-prescriptio...
- tertius 11y agoAnd they would isolate the effective compounds making a more effective hybrid, claim IP and make a ton of money.
- torgoguys 11y ago>Why would they edge in on a space that doesn't make money? In other words, not every medicine is profitable (eg: commonly available herb). So the companies selling common herbs are doing so at a loss?