> It is startling how ineffective all but a few drugs are. Presumably partly for this reason, a bunch of "new" drugs are minor modifications to some existing d

> It is startling how ineffective all but a few drugs are. Presumably partly for this reason, a bunch of "new" drugs are minor modifications to some existing drug to secure a new patent and create a new branded product whose modest advantages over the old drug (if any) are inflated by the marketing machine into being some kind of revolutionary advance.