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Well, we certainly have exponentially more consumption of treatments for depression, allergies, obesity, pain, attention disorders, ... . That these are very lu
by PeterStuer 9y ago
Well, we certainly have exponentially more consumption of treatments for depression, allergies, obesity, pain, attention disorders, ... . That these are very lucrative for the companies supplying them (under a state-covered monopoly agreement) is also correct. Whether those constitute 'cures' is highly debatable.
- refurb 9y agoWe now have a cure for HCV, relapsing blood cancers, genetic forms of blindness, blood clotting disorders (in a year or two). I can give you more examples if you have trouble finding them. And yes, the companies are giving a monopoly on one drug which allows competitors to create others similar to it. And the patent only gives about a decade of monopoly, after which the price drops to ~10% of what it was.