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>we can't get food, fuel or basic medicines what developed countries cannot get basic medicines?
by forum_ghost 4y ago
>we can't get food, fuel or basic medicines
what developed countries cannot get basic medicines?
- mschuster91 4y agoAmerica, where insulin [1], epi-pens [2] and a lot of other really REALLY basic but absolutely vital medications have been subject to usurious prices for decades. [1] https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-11-30/lazarus-healthcare-insulin-prices https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-11-30/lazarus-he... [2] https://snacksafely.com/2021/09/politics-and-greed-who-benefited-from-the-epipen-price-gouging-scandal/ https://snacksafely.com/2021/09/politics-and-greed-who-benef...
- dTal 4y agoI would add that it's a ridiculous situation where you cannot buy antibiotics over the counter "because of the risk of overuse", yet they are pumped into animals living in squalid conditions en masse.
- mschuster91 4y agoActually, you can... if the stuff is marked as "for fish" [1]. [1] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-are-americans-taking-fish-antibiotics-180973779/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-are-americans-...
- nradov 4y agoThe FDA recognizes that problem and has been tightening restrictions on use OTC antibiotics for animals. https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/safety-health/antimicrobial-resistance https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/safety-health/antimicr...
- willcipriano 4y agoDoctor needs his sick visit money. You can't just treat that routine infection yourself.