The model of the drug industry is to get as many people taking as many drugs for as long as possible

Dr. Aseem Malhotra: "The model of the drug industry Del is to get as many people taking as many drugs for as long as possible...We've seen news stories suggesting that 15-year-olds, teenagers, should be prescribed statins to prevent future heart attacks.

So, this is their model, business model. And I know this even from debating the CEO of AstraZeneca and the Cambridge University Union in 2019, where I was in the opposition, but the motion put forward in the debate was, we need more people taking more drugs. We need more new drugs. But that's what they were saying, because that's the way that they are going to make as much money as possible.

But it's our duty to stand up and say, hold on a minute. This is way, you know, this is excessive."