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Drug costs are mostly a function of development and marketing (there are exceptions where production dominates). Development cost is dominated by cost of human
by heisenbit 5y ago
Drug costs are mostly a function of development and marketing (there are exceptions where production dominates). Development cost is dominated by cost of human trials. It is not clear that drugs (particularly for non animals not destined for human consumption) should be as expensive as human drugs. And that is before getting to to unusual gap between US drug prices and international drug prices.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> It is not clear that drugs (particularly for non animals not destined for human consumption) should be as expensive as human drugs. Are they different drugs?
- ikr678 5y agoSometimes yes, but it's the testing and regulatory approval costs that should in theory be lower for animals.
- thaumasiotes 5y agoSo what? Those costs happen before you sell the drug. That would make a difference for a drug that isn't approved in humans and therefore didn't pay the approval cost at all. It makes no difference for a drug that is approved in humans.