How many drugs actually cost
Montmorillonite - bentonite clay (Kazakhstan, Darbaza)
Several years ago, during another epidemic of flu, my friend and I began to wonder how much medicine really costs. As it happens during an epidemic or before the beginning, people are being offered immunizations that are designed to protect a person from a virus.
The thing is that we began to wonder why the cost of vaccination is so high, if in fact the vaccine against such a disease ka influenza, akin to food and is necessary for everyone, then its cost should be accessible to all. The price for that time was something about 20 US dollars. And there was a higher price, depending on the manufacturer. Of course it is clear that the vaccination consists not only of the medicine but also of the service, but still the price was the same and even more if the vaccine was bought in a pharmacy at retail.
At that time, the epidemic of avian influenza A began. First we found out what substance is included in the vaccine, and then sent a request to foreign companies. What was our surprise that 1 kilogram of vaccine was only about a few tens of dollars, say $ 100 per 1 kilogram of vaccine. From one kilogram of substance can make a thousand vaccines. Further consider yourself. Of course, there are additional costs, like equipment and authorization documentation, not everyone is allowed to mix medicines, but the profitability of the pharmacological business is simply off scale.
Smecta Diosmectite 3g. 60 Sachets Treatment of acute diarrhoea.
Today I want to tell you about another medicine like SMEKTA or Diosmectite . If anyone does not know, this medicine, usually in the form of a pure powder or with some additives stabilizing and flavoring. The drug is an aluminosilicate of natural origin, has an adsorbing effect. Stabilizes the mucous barrier of the gastrointestinal tract, forms polyvalent bonds with mucosal glycoproteins, increases its number, improves cytoprotective properties (with respect to the negative effects of hydrogen ions of hydrochloric acid, bile salts, microorganisms and their toxins). It has selective sorption properties, which are explained by its discoid-crystal structure; adsorbs bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract, viruses. In therapeutic doses does not affect intestinal motility. Diosmectitis is radiopaque and does not stain the stool. Aluminum in the composition of smectite is not absorbed from the digestive tract, incl. with gastrointestinal diseases, accompanied by symptoms of colitis and colonopathy. As you see the medicine is very useful and you can not do without it.
Montmorillonite is a gray-white-pink clay, formed as a result of weathering from silicon-containing volcanic tuff by the action of silicic acid bacteria, lichens and fungi. The mineral was named after the name of the French city of Montmorillon, where the deposit was first discovered. Since the 60s of the 20th century, the term "smectite" has been revived, which is now used to designate the entire group of these clay materials. The term "smectite" was used in the 17th century and since then it has been used by various authors to refer to poorly formed clays with disinfectant properties.
The chemical composition is unstable; depends to a great extent on the variable water content. Approximate composition: magnesium oxide (MgO) 4-9%, alumina (Al2O3) 11-22%, iron oxide (Fe2O3) 5% and more, water (H2O) 12-24%; In addition, the mineral contains potassium oxide (K2O), sodium oxide (Na2O) and calcium oxide (CaO) (up to 3.5%).
This mineral is a natural absorbent of natural origin, the production of which is to dig it, transport it to production and clean it. The cost of it on the market is $ 10 per kilogram.
We will calculate:
1 pack of SMEKTS costs about 48 dollars. The weight of a package of 60 sachets of powder to a 3gram of 180 grams. Total we get 267 dollars per kilogram of the packaged in packets of 3 grams. The profitability is about 2500%.
Something like this.
I wish you all never get sick.
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These pharmaceutical companies are playing with lives of people just to gain profit for themselves!
And this profit is one of the three most profitable in the world, along with the trade in arms and drugs.
For all of life's discontents, according to the pharmaceutical industry, there is a drug and you should take it. Then for the side effects of that drug, then there's another drug, and so on. So we're all taking more drugs, and more expensive drugs. I read an article somewhere that stated 1 in 4 American women will be considered clinically depressed in their lifetime. This should be more than a gold mine for pharmaceutical companies - it should be a wake-up call.
It's sad ... but I for one did not drink a single pill for my life, not counting those times in my childhood, when I myself did not make a decision - I just do not remember ...
I think no one forces you to take medicine, a person has everything to live happy and healthy, without outside help.
yes, you are right. if we study more about herbal medicine we may lower our dependency on this pharma drugs. mother nature has a lot of potentials. before evolving these big pharma industries all illness cured by herbs only. so its time to reverse towards nature. I am trying to explore more herbal medicinal knowledge to more and more people. my blog is a small initiative for this. lets see what can we do for people's health. thank you !!!