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Apologies, as seen by GlaxoSmithKline's recent $3 billion fine for illegally bribing doctors, you are also paying their legal fees for unethical practices. (1)

Also, the industry spends more on lobbying than any other industry (2)

According to a study by York University, they spend twice as much on marketing as R&D (3).

(1) http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jul/03/glaxosmithkli...

(2) http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-05-10-senators-...

(3) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080105140107.ht...



I was replying to this "R&D costs are 1/100th of total cost, with marketing taking the lion's share" which I do believe is inaccurate.




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