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It likely means a much more profitable product, since they can get the same effect in 1/10th the dose.
by teilo 8y ago
It likely means a much more profitable product, since they can get the same effect in 1/10th the dose.
- koolba 8y agoIs making the physical product a substantial cost of any non generic medication?
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- dogma1138 8y agoOpioids are measured in binding strength (and so pain relief) with morphine as the baseline which ranges from x0.5-x1 for light opioids like Codine to x100 for Fentanyl. Non opioid pain killers like ibuprofen are usually 1/200-1/300th of morphine.
- PhasmaFelis 8y agoSynthesizing the active ingredient is generally very cheap regardless. Research and testing are the big costs in drug development.
- acct1771 8y agoOn paper, at least. Marketing's probably up there.