Re: Big Pharma (was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?)

From	rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Big Pharma (was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?)
Date	2025-12-21 05:00 +0000
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On Sun, 21 Dec 2025 02:09:17 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

> Which is the *least* profitable? Obviously it’s 2). Something to think
> about the next time somebody tries to convince you of some kind of
> “vaccine conspiracy” ...

The vaccine business certainly didn't hurt Pfizer's bottom line. The 
patents on their three cash cows, Viagra, Zoloft, and Lipitor had expired, 
the last, Viagra, in 2020. Their Alzheimer's drug was a dry hole and they 
folded the research department. 

As for Lipitor, the fascination with statins lines more pockets than 
Pfizer's. My doctor is a bit of a cynic and says the checklist she has to 
use for Medicare somehow always comes out 'you need statins'.

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Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-12-19 01:22 +0000
  Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-12-18 20:45 -0500
    Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-19 10:54 +0000
      Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-12-19 09:11 -0500
        Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-19 15:02 +0000
          Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-12-19 10:38 -0500
            Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-12-19 11:03 -0500
            Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-19 18:14 +0000
          Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-12-19 08:09 -0800
    Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-19 21:56 +0100
      Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-20 05:56 +0000
        Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-20 10:52 +0000
          Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-20 15:03 +0100
            Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-20 14:50 +0000
            Ozempic (and Mounjaro, Zepbound, etc) Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2025-12-20 15:04 +0000
              Re: Ozempic (and Mounjaro, Zepbound, etc) chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-12-20 17:21 -0600
          Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-12-20 20:45 +0000
            Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Sump <sumpusent@outlook.com> - 2025-12-20 22:02 +0000
              Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-21 01:56 +0000
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Sump <sumpusent@outlook.com> - 2025-12-21 02:10 +0000
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-21 02:13 +0000
            Re: Big Pharma (was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-12-21 02:09 +0000
              Re: Big Pharma (was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?) Sump <sumpusent@outlook.com> - 2025-12-21 02:38 +0000
              Re: Big Pharma (was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-21 05:00 +0000
                Re: Big Pharma (was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-21 10:57 +0000
            Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-21 04:47 +0000
          Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-21 04:43 +0000
        Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-20 15:01 +0100
          Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-20 14:47 +0000
            Re: Marxist Healthcare( was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-12-21 02:11 +0000
              Re: Marxist Healthcare( was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-21 04:34 +0000
              Re: Marxist Healthcare( was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?) Bob Tennent <rdtennent@tennent.ca> - 2025-12-22 02:17 +0000
                Re: Marxist Healthcare( was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-12-22 04:43 +0000
                Re: Marxist Healthcare( was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?) Bob Tennent <rdtennent@tennent.ca> - 2025-12-22 15:53 +0000
                Re: Marxist Healthcare( was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?) c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-12-22 01:54 -0500
                Re: Marxist Healthcare( was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?) Bob Tennent <rdtennent@tennent.ca> - 2025-12-22 15:57 +0000
                Re: Marxist Healthcare( was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?) Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-12-22 08:49 -0800
                Re: Marxist Healthcare( was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-22 19:16 +0000
                Re: Marxist Healthcare (was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-12-22 21:24 +0000
                Re: Marxist Healthcare( was Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-22 19:47 +0000
                Re: Marxist Healthcare Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-23 11:02 +0000
                Re: Marxist Healthcare Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-12-23 11:38 -0800
                Re: Marxist Healthcare The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-23 20:23 +0000
                Re: Marxist Healthcare Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-23 22:41 +0000
                Re: Marxist Healthcare The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-24 12:23 +0000
                Re: Marxist Healthcare rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-23 23:42 +0000
      Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-12-20 08:33 -0500
        Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-21 04:40 +0000
          Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-12-21 19:59 -0500
          Ozempic... "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-26 22:24 +0100

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