Reading The Pharma Racket Writing on The Wall

So there I am, sitting in the waiting room at a local health clinic in Tel Aviv, when out of the corner of my eye for a split second I spot the word “Pfizer” written on one of the screens they have dotting the walls:

“Public Service,” it’s written. “Sponsored by and on behalf of Pfizer which is solely responsible for the content.”

What content? I had to wait a minute for the advertisement public service announcement generously paid for by Pfizer to come around again. It starts out with a startling warning: “Atrial fibrillation increases the risk of stroke by 5 times.”

And then: “Do you have high blood pressure? With atrial fibrillation?”

“Ask the medical staff today about treatment for high blood pressure and atrial fibrillation?”

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Reading The Pharma Racket Writing on The Wall (substack.com)