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Gosh I wonder if a replacement was made for Daraprim.. >Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharmaceutical company that creates compounded drugs, released a
by ecommerceguy 9y ago
Gosh I wonder if a replacement was made for Daraprim..
>Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharmaceutical company that creates compounded drugs, released a $1 a pill alternative to , a toxoplasmosis treatment whose price skyrocketed by over 5,000% in recent months.
>While the new pill is a boon for patients in need of treatment for the food-borne illness, especially those with weak immune systems like HIV/AIDS and cancer patients, the alternative drug is not an exact copy of Daraprim.
>Imprimis’ pill is a combination of pyrimethamine—the sole ingredient in Daraprim—and leucovorin, a medicine that helps reverse the negative effects on bone marrow caused by the way pyrimethamine works in the body. The two medicines work synergistically and are recommended to be taken in tandem by the Centers for Disease Control. Leucovorin is often prescribed alongside Daraprim.
Not only was the replacement cheaper, it was daraprim coupled with another drug to fight side effects of daraprim.
The judge in this case has a history of using her bench as a bully pulpit. She claims that outside factors had 0 influence on her decision. I find that pretty hard to believe especially with her history.
As for the cost increase I believe they were funding a non side effect version of the drug, which would probably be nice for alot of people. Bone marrow is something thats hard to live without.
This will be overturned. So what if he's a trolling douchebag.
- meowface 9y agoHe wasn't charged for raising the price of daraprim. That wasn't illegal. Defrauding investors is illegal. I highly doubt the case will be overturned.
- harryh 9y agoWould you like to bet on it? I've got $100 that says his sentence will be reduced by at least 50%.
- meowface 9y agoSure. Know a good betting platform? Maybe his sentence will be reduced somewhat, but I doubt by half. Also, we'll need to remove time-off for good behavior (which everyone gets by default unless they get in trouble) as part of the bet. 7+ years for defrauding investors is not uncommon, regardless of the other circumstances around the case and the defendant.
- rayiner 9y agoFederal good time credits are limited to 15% of the sentence, so he'll serve at least 6 years if the sentence isn't reduced on appeal.[1] [1] Actually, slightly more than 6 years because Congress is completely incompetent: http://famm.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/FAQ-Federal-Good-Time-6.7.pdf http://famm.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/FAQ-Federal-Good-....
- harryh 9y agoI agree to your terms. I'm fine without a betting platform. All my contact info is in my HN profile. If you want to ping me via email or twitter so we know how to get in touch that would be convenient.
- seabird 9y agoHe was prosecuted for raising the price of Daraprim, at least indirectly. This case is peanuts in the world of investment fraud, but Shkreli was an extremely soft target and a prosecutor looking to make a name for themselves saw the opportunity and took it. There's very little chance of the case being overturned, but I'm guessing he'll go for a sentence reduction by trying to emphasize that his sentence is based on a hypothetical loss number.