Dr. Lorenzo Ciappina, Senior Director of Medical Information | Big Pharma, AI & The Next Epidemic

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Lorenzo Chapina, Doctor of Pharmacy and Senior Director of Medical Information & Communication at a global biopharmaceutical company, to explore the realities behind modern healthcare.We go beyond headlines and social media narratives to examine the tension between innovation, ethics, profit, and public trust.In this conversation, we discuss:Why drug development takes 10+ years and hundreds of millions in investmentThe patent system, generics, and the debate around pricingThe opioid crisis and the responsibility of prescribingGLP-1 drugs, celebrity misuse, and shortcut cultureADHD, overdiagnosis, and medication ethicsAI in drug discovery, diagnostics, and the risks of self-diagnosisAntibiotic resistance and the possibility of the next epidemicWhy prevention and lifestyle matter more than cure