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Paul Wharton
May 11, 2012, 6:18:17 AM5/11/12
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As predicted by me more than two years ago, the pharmaceutical and
medical device producing company, Abbott Labs (ABT), has surged in
stock value. However, true to Obama's jealous hatred for success, his
administration has dreamed up a crime that has me on the verge of a
splitting headache.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) supposedly exists to cause
better food and medicine to be available. But, in reality, it does
the exact opposite. In the case of pharmaceutical drugs, it forces
companies like Abbott Labs (ABT) to waste all kinds of money in over-
testing that not only drives up pharmacy costs, but delays the
availability of medicine because the FDA officials are constantly
worried about being blamed if the smallest thing goes wrong.
Considering that the FDA shouldn't exist at all, that government
department is by nature *always* on the brink of extinction.
So, when Abbott Labs (ABT) invented the miracle drug, "Depakote", the
FDA in its typical cautiousness didn't approve it for all of its
positive uses. According to the government it is only effective
against mental health issues and seizures. But, true to the good
natured executives at Abbott Labs (ABT), they forged ahead and found
all kinds of overlapping uses. As a reward for their work, Obama's
government is prosecuting Abbott Labs (ABT) with financial and
criminal penalties. Why? Because Abbott Labs (ABT) was competent,
while the FDA was not.
You see, in high school I began to suffer from debilitating, migraine
headaches. I don't know if you know exactly what those are; but, they
definitely are not anything that an uninformed person who has not had
one would understand them to be. My headaches began with either a
visual aura or mild head pain. The "aura" was unlike anything you
would believe. It was literally a visual disruption. The closest
thing I can describe it to is being as if one is wearing contacts that
operate like a fuzzy TV channel. My initial aura would proceed to get
worse and worse--sometimes beginning in the center of my vision--other
times in the peripheral--spreading to cover more and more of the field
of my eyesight. The head pain usually got really bad. But, I would
often conjecture as to whether the pain or the aura was worse. It's
bad when your head hurts, but to be disorientated by a warped sense of
reality is really frustrating. Then, usually, the headaches caused me
to throw up. It's really weird. You wouldn't think that a head pain
would trigger such a reaction, but it usually did--and, depending on
where I was, it could be pretty embarrassing. In high school, I saw
some doctors for the condition. They told me to avoid certain foods,
such as "cured meat", but that didn't seem to help much. There have
been a few "after the onset" medicines that have come out; and, I
would race home from wherever I was--school--work--Disney World--to
take one. But, my only real hope was to try like hell to calm myself
in the hope that I would fall asleep. Usually if I slept for four to
six hours, there would be a good chance that I'd feel better when I
woke up. The migraine typically knocked me out for the whole day. In
high school I'd get about 8-10 per year--as a young adult 3-4.
When I was first diagnosed with some kind of mental illness, they put
me on lithium and an anti-psychotic. Through the years that I fought
the government, I learned that I could shake the lithium because it
couldn't be injected. But, when I finally consented to try Zyprexa
sold by Eli Lilly (LLY), a wise, psychiatrist recommended that I pair
it with Depakote sold by Abbott Labs (ABT) because the two have
"symbiotic, mental health effects". Then, an amazing thing happened.
My migraine headaches stopped. I didn't notice it at first; but,
after two to three years, I began to wonder why I no longer suffered
from that problem. I started buying Depakote without any knowledge of
the migraine-preventative properties of that Abbott Labs (ABT)
molecule, and I inadvertently cured a supposedly incurable condition!
Fast forward to current events--and Obama's efforts to entrench the
abominable FDA and its medical "on label"--"off label" power. Much
can be written of the immorality of government telling Americans that
they cannot live--in wait of a government "approval"--or, must
suffer. But, as for me the Abbott Labs (ABT) Depakote lawsuit poses a
very immediate reality. Obama's political team has declared that
Depakote cannot be prescribed for migraine headaches, and that Abbott
Labs (ABT) is to be fined over a billion dollars with criminal
penalties for marketing Depakote as such a multi-use drug. If I
wasn't able to continue getting Depakote prescriptions from the
psychiatrist I see, my migraines would return. All I can say is thank
goodness I'm mentally ill!
Paul Wharton
Objectivist Capitalist Medicine Promoter
Special thanks to Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) and Abbott Labs (ABT) for my
peace of mind
medical device producing company, Abbott Labs (ABT), has surged in
stock value. However, true to Obama's jealous hatred for success, his
administration has dreamed up a crime that has me on the verge of a
splitting headache.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) supposedly exists to cause
better food and medicine to be available. But, in reality, it does
the exact opposite. In the case of pharmaceutical drugs, it forces
companies like Abbott Labs (ABT) to waste all kinds of money in over-
testing that not only drives up pharmacy costs, but delays the
availability of medicine because the FDA officials are constantly
worried about being blamed if the smallest thing goes wrong.
Considering that the FDA shouldn't exist at all, that government
department is by nature *always* on the brink of extinction.
So, when Abbott Labs (ABT) invented the miracle drug, "Depakote", the
FDA in its typical cautiousness didn't approve it for all of its
positive uses. According to the government it is only effective
against mental health issues and seizures. But, true to the good
natured executives at Abbott Labs (ABT), they forged ahead and found
all kinds of overlapping uses. As a reward for their work, Obama's
government is prosecuting Abbott Labs (ABT) with financial and
criminal penalties. Why? Because Abbott Labs (ABT) was competent,
while the FDA was not.
You see, in high school I began to suffer from debilitating, migraine
headaches. I don't know if you know exactly what those are; but, they
definitely are not anything that an uninformed person who has not had
one would understand them to be. My headaches began with either a
visual aura or mild head pain. The "aura" was unlike anything you
would believe. It was literally a visual disruption. The closest
thing I can describe it to is being as if one is wearing contacts that
operate like a fuzzy TV channel. My initial aura would proceed to get
worse and worse--sometimes beginning in the center of my vision--other
times in the peripheral--spreading to cover more and more of the field
of my eyesight. The head pain usually got really bad. But, I would
often conjecture as to whether the pain or the aura was worse. It's
bad when your head hurts, but to be disorientated by a warped sense of
reality is really frustrating. Then, usually, the headaches caused me
to throw up. It's really weird. You wouldn't think that a head pain
would trigger such a reaction, but it usually did--and, depending on
where I was, it could be pretty embarrassing. In high school, I saw
some doctors for the condition. They told me to avoid certain foods,
such as "cured meat", but that didn't seem to help much. There have
been a few "after the onset" medicines that have come out; and, I
would race home from wherever I was--school--work--Disney World--to
take one. But, my only real hope was to try like hell to calm myself
in the hope that I would fall asleep. Usually if I slept for four to
six hours, there would be a good chance that I'd feel better when I
woke up. The migraine typically knocked me out for the whole day. In
high school I'd get about 8-10 per year--as a young adult 3-4.
When I was first diagnosed with some kind of mental illness, they put
me on lithium and an anti-psychotic. Through the years that I fought
the government, I learned that I could shake the lithium because it
couldn't be injected. But, when I finally consented to try Zyprexa
sold by Eli Lilly (LLY), a wise, psychiatrist recommended that I pair
it with Depakote sold by Abbott Labs (ABT) because the two have
"symbiotic, mental health effects". Then, an amazing thing happened.
My migraine headaches stopped. I didn't notice it at first; but,
after two to three years, I began to wonder why I no longer suffered
from that problem. I started buying Depakote without any knowledge of
the migraine-preventative properties of that Abbott Labs (ABT)
molecule, and I inadvertently cured a supposedly incurable condition!
Fast forward to current events--and Obama's efforts to entrench the
abominable FDA and its medical "on label"--"off label" power. Much
can be written of the immorality of government telling Americans that
they cannot live--in wait of a government "approval"--or, must
suffer. But, as for me the Abbott Labs (ABT) Depakote lawsuit poses a
very immediate reality. Obama's political team has declared that
Depakote cannot be prescribed for migraine headaches, and that Abbott
Labs (ABT) is to be fined over a billion dollars with criminal
penalties for marketing Depakote as such a multi-use drug. If I
wasn't able to continue getting Depakote prescriptions from the
psychiatrist I see, my migraines would return. All I can say is thank
goodness I'm mentally ill!
Paul Wharton
Objectivist Capitalist Medicine Promoter
Special thanks to Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) and Abbott Labs (ABT) for my
peace of mind
Mark Sieving
May 11, 2012, 8:42:56 AM5/11/12
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On Fri, 11 May 2012 03:18:17 -0700, Paul Wharton
<paulw...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Obama's political team has declared that
>Depakote cannot be prescribed for migraine headaches, and that Abbott
>Labs (ABT) is to be fined over a billion dollars with criminal
>penalties for marketing Depakote as such a multi-use drug.
Depakote is approved for use in preventing migraine headaches. What
<paulw...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Obama's political team has declared that
>Depakote cannot be prescribed for migraine headaches, and that Abbott
>Labs (ABT) is to be fined over a billion dollars with criminal
>penalties for marketing Depakote as such a multi-use drug.
Abbott Laboratories was fined for was marketing the drug as a
treatment for agitation and aggression.
Paul Wharton
May 11, 2012, 3:53:52 PM5/11/12
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On May 11, 7:42 am, Mark Sieving <mark.siev...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 11 May 2012 03:18:17 -0700, Paul Wharton
>
> On Fri, 11 May 2012 03:18:17 -0700, Paul Wharton
>
> <paulwhar...@comcast.net> wrote:
> > Obama's political team has declared that
> >Depakote cannot be prescribed for migraine headaches, and that Abbott
> >Labs (ABT) is to be fined over a billion dollars with criminal
> >penalties for marketing Depakote as such a multi-use drug.
>
> Depakote is approved for use in preventing migraine headaches. What
> Abbott Laboratories was fined for was marketing the drug as a
> treatment for agitation and aggression.
My sources said that Depakote was now limited to seizure and mental
> > Obama's political team has declared that
> >Depakote cannot be prescribed for migraine headaches, and that Abbott
> >Labs (ABT) is to be fined over a billion dollars with criminal
> >penalties for marketing Depakote as such a multi-use drug.
>
> Depakote is approved for use in preventing migraine headaches. What
> Abbott Laboratories was fined for was marketing the drug as a
> treatment for agitation and aggression.
health treatment. If in fact it is true that the government is not
forcing Abbott Labs (ABT) to drop its migraine headache cure claim, I
wish the company all the best. But, the broader point is that
government has no business wielding a gun against big businesses--
telling them what they can or cannot sell and on what claims. If the
FDA did not exist, private testing companies would sell us information
about products and companies greatly superior to the present system,
and without the taxpayer expense.
Mark Sieving
May 11, 2012, 7:13:48 PM5/11/12
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On Fri, 11 May 2012 12:53:52 -0700, Paul Wharton
<paulw...@comcast.net> wrote:
>But, the broader point is that
>government has no business wielding a gun against big businesses--
>telling them what they can or cannot sell and on what claims.
So, you have no problem with businesses lying about their products?
<paulw...@comcast.net> wrote:
>But, the broader point is that
>government has no business wielding a gun against big businesses--
>telling them what they can or cannot sell and on what claims.
Paul Wharton
May 12, 2012, 4:02:48 AM5/12/12
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>>Paul Wharton wrote:
> >But, the broader point is that
> >government has no business wielding a gun against big businesses--
> >telling them what they can or cannot sell and on what claims.
>
>Mark Sieving wrote:
> So, you have no problem with businesses lying about their products?
In the absence of Socialism, the private market solves all of the
> So, you have no problem with businesses lying about their products?
problems. The profit motive of information companies creates big
business giants of integrity that accumulate stellar reputations as
accurate sources of knowledge. Instead of the FDA fearfully, catching
wind of a shadow of a doubt, and sentencing thousands of ill patients
to their deaths, due to the lack of medical options on the market,
there exists legal products to choose from.
Another issue is the genetic variety of human beings. If government
ever gets out of the way--allowing the biotechnological revolution to
really get started--many now ignorant people will see that even though
"Snake Oil A" does not do anything to Human Being One, that doesn't
mean it should be forced off the market--because Human Being Two may
have a use for it.
If you look at most peoples' motive in voicing outraged concern for a
threat of fraud in medicine, it has nothing to do with a selfish fear
of bad advice or products. A lot of people want big medical companies
and doctors bound, and their profits suppressed. Since this economic
nihilism is immoral, deadly, and systemically has no basis in laissez-
faire reality, the typical example given of "Snake Oil" should be
treated like Dagny's response to the question of what protection
people have against the rail she laid: "Don't buy it!"
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