Investments and Investigations: Absolute and Relative Truths about Drugs

A brief discussion on the ability of the consumer and the doctor to make appropriate decisions on the drug use which is influenced by the powerful marketing tools used by the drug companies and the desire by many people to do everything they can to maintain good health is presented. Concerns are expressed about the general lack of awareness about analysing the effect of treatment results, which may be an increase in side effects or the value of taking a medicine in the hope of deriving a benefit some time in the future.