Bady@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoWhat are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?message-squaremessage-square459fedilinkarrow-up1390arrow-down17
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minus-squareGBR24_B_S@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoThat’s not what I’m saying. I agree a natural substance can be medicine. His statement - not mine - is that it couldn’t be patented. Therefore the profit is limited. Therefore there are fewer studies than a comparable pharmaceutical. Therefore when (not if) he is sued, he will be less able to defend himself. Therefore he won’t prescribe it.
minus-squarejon@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoThanks for clarifying. Although I don’t agree with your doctor friend from an ethical standpoint, the point about natural products not being patentable is an interesting one and hadn’t occurred to me before.
That’s not what I’m saying.
I agree a natural substance can be medicine.
His statement - not mine - is that it couldn’t be patented.
Therefore the profit is limited.
Therefore there are fewer studies than a comparable pharmaceutical.
Therefore when (not if) he is sued, he will be less able to defend himself.
Therefore he won’t prescribe it.
Thanks for clarifying. Although I don’t agree with your doctor friend from an ethical standpoint, the point about natural products not being patentable is an interesting one and hadn’t occurred to me before.