1. A company spokesperson said, “AstraZeneca -
    Annette Williams Annette Williams Moldova says:
    March 27, 2014 at 11:02 AM

    A company spokesperson said, “AstraZeneca - www.astrazeneca-us.com/.../help-affording-your-medicines, understands that our medicines will not benefit patients if they are unable to afford them and that’s why we’ve offered patient assistance programs for more than 35 years. These programs are designed to help qualifying patients afford their medicines through a variety of channels. In 2013, AstraZeneca provided nearly $975 million in savings to more than 567,000 patients in the US through its patient assistance programs.”

    Perhaps one reason Nexium is so popular (read reviews: http://medsreviews.com/drugs/nexium ) (sales exceed $6 billion annually) is because Big Pharma made it and other PPIs a household brand, through direct-to-consumer advertising. People believed from TV ads that their heartburn, which they used to treat with over-the-counter treatments like Tums, could put them at risk for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

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