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As patents start to run out on some of the most profitable drugs, big pharma is looking for a new business models and new drugs. In addition to the cocaine vac
by xelipe 15y ago
As patents start to run out on some of the most profitable drugs, big pharma is looking for a new business models and new drugs. In addition to the cocaine vaccine, there are reports that they are working on a vaccine for alzheimer's.
What I also find new about the Cocaine Vaccine is that traditionally vaccines are composed of biological agents that mimic or resemble a decease-causing microorganism. Cocaine addition and alzheimer's are not caused by a microorganism which would indicate that big pharma are cooping the word 'vaccine' for a new class of drugs.
- cwp 15y agoDid you read the article? "Vaccine" is the appropriate word - the idea is to bind cocaine to inert cholera to make the immune system produce antibodies. It doesn't cure the addiction, it just makes cocaine ineffective.