The Truth About Big Pharma And Precision Medicine

Precision medicine is a paradigm-shifting model of medicine that “ensures delivery of the right intervention to the right patient at the right time.” It has gained a significant amount of attention in the past decade, and over $215 million was invested into an American health initiative that sought to bring precision medicine into many different fields of healthcare.

However, this doesn’t answer the question of how it stacks up to the traditional “Big Pharma” approach to medicine. Therefore, it’s important to do a thorough comparison of both medical models to assess which one is superior.

BIG PHARMA – THE OLD WAY

The “Big Pharma” approach is driven by a ‘one size fits all’ mentality where treatments are based on what works for the population on average . This means that two patients could be drastically different from each other, and yet receive the same medical treatment.

The medications created within this model are designed to sit on the shelf. In other words, they can be held in storage for a very long time without decaying or rotting away. Adding special preservatives into the medications is what allows them to have such a long shelf life.

It is also worth mentioning that medications in the “Big Pharma” model are ‘single-purpose’ – they are made to treat a single disease/condition, and are not designed to be used in combination with other medications to achieve a different outcome.

HOW BIG PHARMA AND PRECISION MEDICINE ARE ALIKE

With that being said, there are definitely similarities that exist between “Big Pharma” and “precision medicine”. For starters, medications in both models are regulated at the state level and the federal level. This allows for companies and scientists to rapidly innovate and develop ground-breaking treatments without breaking any rules regarding health, safety and over-exaggerated claims.

In both models, safe and effective active ingredients are used to create the treatments given to patients. They both provide patients with the care they need, but the question ultimately boils down to which model does the better job of treating patients on an individual level.

PRECISION MEDICINE – THE NEW WAY

Precision medicine is based on your biochemistry. What does this mean? It means that your lifestyle, genetics, environment, age, sex, race, treatment history and other personal factors are all taken into account when deciding on the perfect treatment strategy that delivers the best outcome possible. Here’s an easy way to put it: We give different dosages (i.e. amount of medicine) to kids than we do adults, due to significant differences in height and weight.

Precision medicine argues that we need to factor in those same differences when we deal with adults. In fact, given that we are currently experiencing the greatest disparity in height and weight in recorded history , the personalized dosing provided by precision medicine is starting to become the better choice for patients. People need to get the dose that is ‘just right’ for the personally, and avoid paying extra for anything they do not need.

Also, precision medicine focuses on combination-purpose treatments where multiple medications might be used as part of a single treatment. For example, in Stop & Regrow, our innovative hair loss solution, a combination of medicines are used to stimulate hair growth and prevent hair loss at the same time. A single-purpose medication would only achieve one of those two goals.

Additionally, there are no GMOs (genetically modified organisms) or preservatives used in precision medicine treatments. Therefore, precision medicine is the optimal choice for people who are worried about the possible negative health effects (ex. Organ damage) that may come about from consuming too many GMOs and pesticides .

THE FINAL OUTCOME

While the “Big Pharma” model served its use in the healthcare industry for several decades, precision medicine is proving to be the logically superior choice for creative the most effective medical treatments. You end up with a fully customized solution that works just for you, and eliminates the possibility of side effects or problems related to overdosing.

Give us a call today at (310) 601-4778 to schedule your consultation. You’ll learn how precision medicine can help you improve your health and become the best possible version of yourself – the way nature intended you to be.

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