The most egregious pharma scam must be homeopathy. At least Vitamin B6 has some effect. Kickbacks from pharma is a very common practice in the developing countr

The most egregious pharma scam must be homeopathy. At least Vitamin B6 has some effect. Kickbacks from pharma is a very common practice in the developing country I live in, what's much worse is when doctors recommend completely bogus snake oil like Oscillococcinum. Doctors here often explain such behavior that their wage is not enough to feed family etc. so they have sponsorship from companies, but currently their wage is among the highest in the country, now it's just greed. Another thing is that we have an official, government-backed list of "vital drugs" which includes homeopathic treatments and some of the board members of the company which produces them are government officials who made the list, or their relatives. It's preying on the weak.