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Well, except for Daraprim which has been off patent for 62 years. It went from $13.50 to $750 overnight because it only has one producer that decided to raise
by ourmandave 8y ago
Well, except for Daraprim which has been off patent for 62 years.
It went from $13.50 to $750 overnight because it only has one producer that decided to raise the price 5500%.
https://www.vox.com/2015/9/22/9373557/daraprim-competitor-turing https://www.vox.com/2015/9/22/9373557/daraprim-competitor-tu...
And there's no generic insulin sold in the US, even though it was discovered 90+ years ago.
https://www.npr.org/2015/03/22/394634923/90-years-after-its-discovery-no-generic-insulin-sold-in-the-u-s https://www.npr.org/2015/03/22/394634923/90-years-after-its-...
- refurb 8y agoExceptions don’t make the rule. For the vast,vast majority of drugs they are dirt cheap once the patent runs out.
- ourmandave 8y agoBut exceptions are the point. We live with a system that allows exceptions that manifest as the Pharmabro. My power bill doesn't randomly jump 5000% from last month.
- oldgradstudent 8y ago> My power bill doesn't randomly jump 5000% from last month. Probably because Enron is no longer in business. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_electricity_crisis?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_electricity_crisis?...