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Not the same professors salary and other costs rise with inflation a drug once developed and a production line is in place does not face the same cost increase
by walshemj 9y ago
Not the same professors salary and other costs rise with inflation a drug once developed and a production line is in place does not face the same cost increase
- notlob 9y agoDrug company employee salaries and overhead also keep pace with inflation, better than academic salaries. I don’t understand your point. A biologic production line requires extensive upkeep: it is a living product. Costs all around are higher. There are also Phase IV activities to consider. Bottom line, all else being equal, biologics cost more than small-molecule drugs to make and distribute.