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> However because it is so cheap, it's difficult for the company to make a profit. Why does it have to be cheap for the consumer? They can charge $5k for this
by aianus 10y ago
> However because it is so cheap, it's difficult for the company to make a profit.
Why does it have to be cheap for the consumer? They can charge $5k for this (honestly a bargain) even if the gel and syringe cost $5 to make. Isn't that what patents are for?
- durkie 10y agopresumably because there are other ways to obtain the active ingredient and bypass a high price.
- TheAdamAndChe 10y agoMany of these drugs are cheap because the patent has expired. Many times, it's not until the patent has expired that they learn the new use for the drug, but by that point, they can't make money off of it. It shames me to think that we have a for-profit healthcare system.