Add to that the legal and regulatory costs. Getting a drug approved is very expensive and time consuming. The legal costs to defend the drug and its use in co

Add to that the legal and regulatory costs. Getting a drug approved is very expensive and time consuming. The legal costs to defend the drug and its use in court after release can also be staggering. Most developed countries have the English Rule, which requires plaintiffs to pay the legal costs of defendants if they bring a suit and lose. The US does not.