YouTube - Bill Maher rant on Big Pharma - Pharmaceutical industry vs nutrition and common sense
I know Conservatives don't like Bill Mayer and therefore, many here will discount what he says in this rant here, but I think this is more evidence, that from a "Frugal" standpoint, we should be having this discussion more.
We all seem to talk about pinching the pennies to brownbag our lunch vs. eating out, clipping $.25 coupons here and there but $100 medicines/vitamins appear to be a sacred cow that we don't want to question.
In the case of pharmaceuticals, it's double problem because "gee, my insurance covers it, therefore. . .why should I be frugal?" Vitamins (with a few exceptions like prenatal) aren't covered, therefore, we open the discussion up more as consumers.