Consider how tennis balls differ from medications. There are good reasons why those of us who are consumers of tennis balls are usually more satisfied with tennis ball purchases than with purchases of pharmaceutical products. One important factor is that anybody past the beginner stage can determine very quickly if a tennis ball is OK, even if the particular brand is unfamiliar, while not even an experienced physician can personally evaluate a new medication. The bottom line is that, while tennis ball manufacturers have every motivation to producethe best possible product at the lowest possible price, pharmaceutical corporations can maximize their profits by abusing their customers.
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