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Huh, I just realized that the Silk Road or a similar online black market could literally save lives in this case. People could sell generics and alternatives t
by prodmerc 11y ago
Huh, I just realized that the Silk Road or a similar online black market could literally save lives in this case.
People could sell generics and alternatives that are not yet approved by the FDA or whatever local authority at a much lower price, everyone wins (except the government and Big Pharma).
Though there would be a lot of fraud I presume, sellers with fake pills and the like...
- mdpopescu 11y agoIf fraud wasn't a problem for hard drugs, I doubt it will be significant for these.
- prodmerc 11y agoThere were cases of fraud, of course, but the review system apparently worked ok (never used it myself). However, dealing drugs that literally save one's life is kind of a big deal - one month's supply of a fake or impure medication could be deadly, unlike with shitty MDMA and meth...
- cheepin 11y agoIn certain cases you would save a whole ton of money for exactly the same drug since India has much less patent protection (you can't patent the drug, only how you make it, and for a shorter period). According to their Wikipedia page, they have the 3rd largest pharmaceuticals industry, but only 14th in total value. It seems like you could get some pretty good prices on drugs at comparable quality. Hopefully the TPP agreement doesn't interfere.
- spacemanmatt 11y agoThere's been a few articles about people buying albuterol inhalers online because the FDA prohibits the good, cheap ones in the states.