E-DRUG: A Trip(s) in Brave New World of Drugs
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[the following literary contribution was generated at
the end of a meeting for African EDP managers in
South Africa. WB]
Drugs, remedies, potions and poisons.
What's in a name?
Disease, ailment, human misery are
Universal. But Wait:
In the new scenario of health care
There is a pill for every ill!
Enter a new medicine in every scene.
Blacks want to "Fade out": mercurial dreams!
Men answer the Call at all hours: Thank you Viagra!
Even eagles don't stay bald: they are shot.
Rest in peace Mozambican friends.
ORS won't keep you young, and
After all the mosquito has to make a living.
We need Valium to close our eyes.
You are so lucky to have the Tse Tse
Good bye disease, welcome lifestyle,
Salaam solidarity and compassion
Welcome to market forces and stock values.
Bye, bye staple food, we present neutraceuticals
We supplement,rejuvenate,peroxydize and repair
After all there is where the money lies
History does not repeat itself, it stammers
Welcome to the new plagues.
Back to the Middle ages!!
Gerard Requin
Chief Pharmacist
Mauritius
Email: grequin@intnet.mu
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