Changing healthy “norms” to sell more drugs – again!
How do drug companies get more healthy people taking drugs? Change the medical standard is one way, so millions more now have a disease that needs to be treated with drugs! It’s that simple – if we buy into it.
“Normal” range keeps changing to sell more drugs. Below are accepted medical standards for healthy blood pressure in varying years:
pre 1992 160/95 only if greater than this, did doctors recommend hypertensive drugs
1993 140/90 22 million more “disease” diagnoses = more drugs = more $
2018 130/80 30 million more “disease” diagnoses = more drugs = more $
Are our hearts really becoming that much weaker from prescription drugs and toxic lifestyle that our vessels can no longer withstand the pressure of circulating our life force?
Do we have hypertension because we are deficient in a prescription drug?
Or are drug companies getting greedier and more powerful in their political lobbying and support of every facet of the medical community, research grants, “non-profit” educational groups? $221.8 Million spent in 2018 by Big Pharma for political lobbying!*
Other ways that are used to increase drug sales were discussed in North American Health Advances?
In that article you can also learn a few simple natural aids,
which in addition to improved lifestyle, can help specifically with hypertension and generally help you avoid the North American Drug Ceremony.
Side effects are a main reason to try to avoid the N.A. drug ceremony. Here are just a few that are linked to use of blood pressure medications.
Most common side effects from hypertensive drugs from Government MedLine:
- Cough
- Diarrhea or constipation
- Dizziness or light headedness
- Erection problems
- Feeling nervous
- Feeling tired, weak, drowsy, or a lack of energy
- Headache
- Nausea
Popular Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Cancer Click link for full article; this is a very brief summary:
Some widely used blood pressure drugs may be associated with an increased risk of cancer, researchers found in a new study.
In a meta-analysis of nine published studies the blood pressure drugs called angiotensin-receptor blockers were associated with a statistically significant 8 percent increase in the relative risk of a new cancer, according to Dr. Ilke Sipahi and colleagues at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio.
The findings are “disturbing and provocative” and raise important safety issues both for doctors and regulators. Doctors should use the drugs with caution.
New Blood Pressure guidelines pay off for drug companies
In 2005, Dr. Saunders, chief of the division of medicine at Seattle’s Northwest Hospital & Medical Center said: “I am concerned that these studies that are telling people that it’s best to get down to 120 over 80 are all paid for by drug companies who are trying to sell pills. It makes me uncomfortable. I think the days of getting unbiased information are gone.”
Overnight epidemic: New blood pressure guidelines affect more than 30 million Americans who suddenly have hypertension
Goldstein Research analyst forecast the Hypertension Drugs Market size is set to reach USD 33.1 billion by 2024. Lowering the “normal” range will help keep them well on target.
*Political Lobbying
CNN reported that individual pharmaceuticals and health products sector spent $194.3 million on lobbying politicians in 2018. An additional $27.5 million was spent by lobbying group Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). While companies continue to log record profits and executives take home massive salaries and bonuses, the American people bear the cost.
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