1 Essay question. How much freedom do you believe consumers should have to buy pharmaceutical products? Let’s just consider drugs that are not addictive or pleasure causing and are used to treat diseases. Keep in mind that it is often very difficult to determine which drugs a sick person should take, and a sick person can greatly worsen his condition by taking the wrong combination of drugs. Also keep in mind that, just as with every other type of professional, some doctors are incompetent.

Which of the following governmental policies do you think is the best?

A. Adults can buy any drugs they want.

B. Adults with sufficiently high education and intelligence can buy any drugs they want. The rest of the population is limited to option (C).

C. Adults can buy any drugs they want if they get their doctor’s approval.

D. Adults can only buy drugs that their doctor approves of and that the FDA rules are safe and effective.