Time for fun facts about the big pharma industry.

"According to a 2013 Forbes comparison of profit margins in the five primary industrial sectors, pharmaceuticals tied with banks for the highest average profit margin at 19%. "

Pfizer typically spends about TWO BILLION DOLLARS each year bombarding people's eyes and ears with advertising.

"Drugs for other diseases, like malaria or sleeping sickness, affect many more people, but these types of ailments occur in disadvantaged parts of the globe—meaning that many wouldn’t be able to afford a drug that helps. According to the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, of the 850 products approved between 2000 and 2011, only 4 percent were designed for these diseases, even though the need is much greater."

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