There’s this drug Wegovy used for weight lost. It’s an injection. It works. Yesterday daughter, who pays out of pocket for it, was in with her Doctor for a follow up appt discussing her progress with this drug and conversation turned to how expensive it was, and how it’s hard to get insurance coverage for it. (Only certain insurance will pay for it and only when a person is substantially overweight.) The doctor told her drug was expensive because the medical industry doesn’t want people being able to afford it and losing weight as there is more profit in over weight, unhealthy people.
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Well of course because if you can hook someone from early age (20s) till death for blood pressure and cholesterol pills for example that is huge money.
When I was young blood pressure pills was strictly for extreme blood pressure circumstances. In all other situations doctors advised to exercise more and better sleep/rest.
Cholesterol pills was also reserved for extreme and rare situations where cholesterol was way out of balance.
Currently they are using "hammers" to treat simple pre hypertension or mild hypertension. And slightly elevated cholesterol levels without advising on changing daily habits.