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🗓️ 28 July 2023
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In this podcast, Dr. Berg talks about the Humira alternative. Humira is an anti-inflammatory blockbuster and a top-selling prescription drug.
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0:00.0 | Hey, guys. |
0:01.0 | So I recently had a question from someone who was on Humera, and they wanted to know if |
0:05.2 | there's any type of alternative, okay? |
0:06.9 | Well, first of all, I want to tell you, if you're taking this medication, I'm not telling |
0:12.0 | you to come off your medication, check with your doctor. |
0:14.5 | This video is just to give you some background information for you and your doctor to do research |
0:20.3 | in some possible alternatives. |
0:22.7 | The thing you need to know about Humera is it is a blockbuster prescription drug, okay? |
0:29.4 | It's a blockbuster, meaning it's over $1 billion. |
0:32.4 | In fact, last year, the sales were over $16 billion, and if I'm not mistaken, it's the |
0:39.1 | top-selling drug. |
0:40.7 | What it does is it lowers inflammation, so it's an anti-inflammatory, okay? |
0:45.6 | So there's a lot of people out there that have inflammation, whether it's arthritis, |
0:49.8 | bursitis, tendonitis, all theitis is, or autoimmune, and this drug targets inflammation. |
0:56.2 | One of the big problems I see in America is that we are on way too many prescription |
1:00.6 | drugs. |
1:01.6 | 70% of the population is on at least one drug in the U.S. |
1:06.0 | With over 4 billion prescriptions written in the U.S. every single year, that's 13 medications |
1:12.3 | for every man, woman, and child. |
1:14.2 | I think that's a little excessive. |
1:15.8 | What do you think? |
1:17.3 | With over 30% of the prescriptions never even filled because it's expensive, okay? |
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