Public fight against doping leads to higher number of steroid users

One may believe that steroid scandals must have negative influence on pharmaceutical companies that produce these products. But manufacturers of these preparations find methods to take advantages of various steroid scandals. So, pharmaceutical companies use them in order to advertise own preparations.
Let take as an example the governmental case against Barry Bonds. However one may suppose that this steroid scandal must suppress purchase of certain preparations, the reality has manifested opposite things. The pharmaceutical company Abbott Laboratories could take advantage of the case. The company found many possibilities to advertise transdermal testosterone because of the accusations related to Barry Bonds’ doping.
It was said that the former MLB player Barry Bonds utilized the transdermal testosterone product “AndroGel”. Undoubtedly, numerous sportswriters published articles about this case. The pharmaceutical company Abbott Laboratories used this public situation and began to advertise this product. Numerous Barry Bonds’ fans started purchasing and administering this gel. This situation influenced on profits of Abbot Laboratories significantly. According to certain sources, the profits of the company turned out to be great.
Testosterone products are widely prescribed and used. A lot of individuals administer them for hormone replacement therapy. The number of steroid prescriptions has enhanced by 90 % during last five years. So, the number of those that take steroids is growing.
Abbott Laboratories manufactures and sells the testosterone product “AndroGel”. Since other companies noticed that testosterone gel was in high demand, they also started to produce it. So, such preparations, as  AndroDream and Axiron, appeared. While AndroDream is offered for sale by Watson Pharmaceuticals, Axiron is offered for sale by Eli Lilly.
Pharmaceutical companies advertise their medications. They claim that steroids have positive influence on males’ health. Of course, any company comprehends that since a lot of men have insufficient secretion of testosterone and since these drugs are administered for enhancement of muscles and energy, the number of potential customers is great.