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> Note that in many "regions" "big pharma" negotiates the price with a penny punching government That's one of the reasons why drugs are so expensive in the US
by hx87 10y ago
> Note that in many "regions" "big pharma" negotiates the price with a penny punching government
That's one of the reasons why drugs are so expensive in the US--we are one of the few countries to not have government negotiating our side, so pharmaceutical companies have to make their profit here.
- hga 10y agoIndeed, and if we "fix" that, well, I satisfy myself with the thought that many of the people supporting that policy, and/or their loved ones, will needlessly suffer and/or prematurely die because they stopped the development of a drug that would have saved them.