Big Pharma

Big Pharma is a collective term for medicinal, pharmaceutical, and healthcare complexes in the United States and other nations run by big corporations, with little or no concern for the general public. While the validity of this term is controversial, some people blame "Big Pharma" for high medical prices, mass-incarceration of small-time drug offenders, and "hiding cures for diseases such as cancer". There are right-wing and left-wing conspiracy theories based around "Big Pharma".

Right-Wing Conspiracies
There are groups of individuals on the right, particularly the Libertarian Right, who create/follow conspiracies that could tie-in with "Big Pharma". Many of these conspiracies center around the belief that large pharmaceutical companies are hiding cures to incurable diseases, or misdiagnosing (or over-diagnosing) young children with conditions such as ADHD. Anti-vaxxers tend to hold the belief that the government is intentionally hiding a link they believe exists between the MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccination and autism. Right-wing YouTuber and analyst Alex Jones promotes these ideas, HEAVILY.

Left-Wing Conspiracies
There are also groups of individuals on the left who believe in "Big Pharma" conspiracies. Since many of us liberals believe in a single-payer healthcare system to help out the little guy, some believe that business-owners of large companies contribute to candidates who are against the idea. Some believe "Big Pharma" is to blame for the mass-incarceration of small-time drug offenders, as well as the three-strike rule in some states. Left-wing YouTube channels such as Secular Talk and The Young Turks have even included the term in the titles of some of their videos pertaining to medicine and healthcare.