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Subject I'm a research scientist, ask me a question.

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Are cures ever found and then discarded? I mean, if Drug A treats 90% over the course of the patients lifetime, while Drug B cures 80% with a one time, or multiple time usage, would they rather keep Drug A? Are there any cures?
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I have never personally found a cure to any disease, so I can't say for certain.  That being said, it wouldn't surprise me at all.  The drug companies would definitely prefer Drug A in that situation.

The real question is, how much research is being put in to treatments versus cures?  The big drug companies skip the hassle of even having to throw away a cure by simply putting their research in to disease treatment.  Most if not all of the projects these companies work on is in the search for treatments, not the search for something to cure them.

It's a perfect system for them; no one can afford to do research that is interested in curing the diseases.
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Original Message Hello all, I have been a long time reader of these forums but as an AC up until now.

I work in the field of pharmaceutical research doing various types of experiments on animals. We work very closely with other big pharmaceutical companies, and as someone who is "inside" the healthcare system I would like to add my knowledge to the database of knowledge that this forum is.

Keep in mind, I can not go in to any specifics about the company I work for, but I will do my best to answer any questions asked without getting myself in to trouble.

I will answer any serious questions seriously, please just ignore the trolls.

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