Dr. Bob Martin Show

Is Taking Fewer Medical Drugs the Key to Lowering Drug Costs?In recent weeks, top health officials have floated an idea for bringing down prescription drugcosts in the United States: getting Americans to take fewer medical drugs or medications. “Weneed new approaches,” Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary saidlast week at an event on food dyes, discussing the “alarming” rate of cancer and diabetes inyoung people. “Let’s not forget that the best way to lower drug prices is to stop taking drugs wedon’t need.” Wow, the head of FDA, is suggesting Americans are being drugged unnecessarily.Dr. Bob and Dr. Brockman take calls and emails from listeners