Of course they led this. How could drug companies exist on open sourced patents? One might say 'it is only the free market system that incents development of ne

Of course they led this. How could drug companies exist on open sourced patents? One might say 'it is only the free market system that incents development of new drugs, without which we would all die unmedicated (AKA the ultimate revenge against your MD). There needs to be a middle ground. How else can we eliminate this egregious abuse of the US poor. from wikiperdia: Albendazole was developed in 1975.[5] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the safest and most effective medicines needed in a health system.[6] The wholesale cost in the developing world is between 0.01 and US$0.06 per dose.[7] In the United States, as of 2019, the wholesale cost is about US$128 per dose.[8]