I see both points of view. In capitalism, it is government's job to compensate for negative externalities. Government restricted common people from making voluntary contracts with antibiotic manufacturers because of antibiotic resistance, but that creates a new negative externality of preventing people from healing themselves cost-effectively. So government should be providing the doctors for nearly-free so people can still get treatment.

There's a big difference of telling OTHER PEOPLE what drugs and stuff to do, and CHOOSING FOR YOURSELF.

Call it quackery, or whatever other name. I do not trust the medical establishment. Most don't even follow scientific guidelines for treatment. They're lucky to even read the old MR. Usually its for 'cover my ass' reasons, and not correlating treatment.

I've even known women friends who had doctors say "oh its hysteria", or "lose weight", for a variety of issues. And when they go to a decent doc, its correctly identified as endometriosis. And of course the shit docs won't tell you they're shit. They have your money already. And insurance sees "doctor visit" so any others are out of pocket.

So yeah, I do my own research. I pay for my own tests. You can contact cheap labs out of country for a variety of tests.

And in the end, I'm capable of treating myself, either with the drugs, or synthesizing it myself. I don't need your or anybody's permission.