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I wasn't aware the pharmaceutical industry was still trying to discover new drugs. Seems like they are more focused on marketing and keeping their drugs (or the
by cde-v 7y ago
I wasn't aware the pharmaceutical industry was still trying to discover new drugs. Seems like they are more focused on marketing and keeping their drugs (or their drugs, but with slight modifications) under patent.
- mft_ 7y agoInteresting; can I ask what your opinion was based on? A quick Google gives a couple of sources; admittedly, the devil's usually in the details, but they should be enough to convince that there is significant amount being spent on research: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-28212223 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-28212223 https://www.raps.org/news-and-articles/news-articles/2019/7/do-biopharma-companies-really-spend-more-on-market https://www.raps.org/news-and-articles/news-articles/2019/7/...