How many pills do you take each day?  How old are you

Perspective: How many did your grandparents take at the same age?  We are taking a lot more pills.  They must be working.

Pharmaceuticals have arrived in the last century.  It is no wonder that the companies in this business are doing well.  Their market has grown phenomenally.  Much of the growth is in pills that you have to take every day to maintain health.  Things like cholesterol medicine.  It seems like a little thing but it is a big change and will auger other changes.  Like less power for doctors over time and more for pharmicist and testing centers.

One last thought: If medication prices are controlled by the government, will the rapid pace of new pharmaceutical development continue?