Fish – Now by Prescription [Classic]
Astral Codex Ten Podcast
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Fish oil pills cost $30 at the store. Lovazza costs $300 a month. Which would you rather get? And the answer is the Lovazza of course because you're paying the $30 for fish oil and your insurance is paying the $300 for Lovazza. This isn't an unusual business model. Off the top of my head I can think of a second drug that works the same way. It's called a depland and it treats depression. On the one hand it is a good medicine and I wish it was used more. The evidence that Lovazza's methods are superior in some interesting way is basically non-existent. If you're interested in supporting
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