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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla<x>yer_detailpage&v=UDlH9sV0lHU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla<x>yer_detailpage&v=UDlH9sV0lHU
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The Documenatary is called "Making a Killing"
They say the top 10 psychiatric drugs make 26.5 billion per year in gross earnings.
I could not believe this figure so I looked up the info and found this
Sorry the 25.6 billion is gross earnings for top 10 psyichiatric drugs.
The Wall Street Journal Article says: Psychiatric medications are among the most widely prescribed and biggest-selling class of drugs in the U.S. In 2010, Americans spent $16.1 billion on antipsychotics to treat depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, $11.6 billion on antidepressants and $7.2 billion on treatment for ADHD, according to IMS Health, which tracks prescription-drug sales.
Whether psychiatric drugs are used appropriately or not has been a longstanding concern among medical professionals and policy makers in the U.S. Evidence continues to grow about possible serious side effects, particularly among children and the elderly. For instance, in 2004 the Food and Drug Administration required a "black box" warning—its most serious—about the possible increase in suicidal thoughts in children and teens taking antide
They say the top 10 psychiatric drugs make 26.5 billion per year in gross earnings.
I could not believe this figure so I looked up the info and found this
Sorry the 25.6 billion is gross earnings for top 10 psyichiatric drugs.
The Wall Street Journal Article says: Psychiatric medications are among the most widely prescribed and biggest-selling class of drugs in the U.S. In 2010, Americans spent $16.1 billion on antipsychotics to treat depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, $11.6 billion on antidepressants and $7.2 billion on treatment for ADHD, according to IMS Health, which tracks prescription-drug sales.
Whether psychiatric drugs are used appropriately or not has been a longstanding concern among medical professionals and policy makers in the U.S. Evidence continues to grow about possible serious side effects, particularly among children and the elderly. For instance, in 2004 the Food and Drug Administration required a "black box" warning—its most serious—about the possible increase in suicidal thoughts in children and teens taking antide