• GBR24_B_S@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    That’s not what I’m saying.

    I agree a natural substance can be medicine.

    His statement - not mine - is that it couldn’t be patented.

    Therefore the profit is limited.

    Therefore there are fewer studies than a comparable pharmaceutical.

    Therefore when (not if) he is sued, he will be less able to defend himself.

    Therefore he won’t prescribe it.

    • jon@lemdro.id
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      1 year ago

      Thanks for clarifying. Although I don’t agree with your doctor friend from an ethical standpoint, the point about natural products not being patentable is an interesting one and hadn’t occurred to me before.