My class members, many of whom are on 10 to 15 meds each, tell me that when they go to their doctors and ask them to take them off some of their prescriptions, especially statins, that the doctors reply they need them; many for life. Remember, a doctor is trained in giving medications and is influenced by drug salespeople who give them samples to use on their patients. A better way would be to research on your own from alternative health professionals. I will end this series on the help you need to do this.
On Dr. Joseph Mercola’s website (mercola.com), Oct. 4, 2012 under “Top 10 Drug Company Settlements,” he writes that in 2011 a record 4.02 billion prescriptions were written in the U.S. There are 314 million people in the country, and an average of 12.74 prescriptions per person. The cost for all this is 308.6 billion, and this figure is likely to rise.
I encourage you to buy a copy of “Prescription for Disaster,” A Gary Null Production DVD. You can get it on Dr. Mercola’s website, Google in Gary Null’s name, or find it on Amazon. I have three copies that I loan out to my class members only.
Top 10 drugs prescribed in the U.S. in 2011 Figure 1 (according to the American Chemical Society)
| Name | For what ailment | Billion in 2011 sales |
| Lipitor | Cholesterol | 7.7 |
| Plavix | Heart Disease | 6.8 |
| Nexium | Heartburn | 6.2 |
| Abilify | Depression/Bipolar5.2 | |
| Advair | Asthma | 4.6 |
| Seroquel | Depression/Bipolar | 4.6 |
| Singulair | Asthma | 4.6 |
| Crestor | Cholesterol | 4.4 |
| Cymbalta | Anxiety | 3.7 |
| Humira | Rheumatoid Arthritis | 3.5 |
