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Well what makes the drug so expensive? Is it mostly mark-up for a high risk venture, is it actually taking 2+ man-years to formulate the drug for a particular p
by jojobas 4y ago
Well what makes the drug so expensive? Is it mostly mark-up for a high risk venture, is it actually taking 2+ man-years to formulate the drug for a particular patient, does it require already expensive components/reactants/whatever, bespoke machinery that would only produce a few doses in its lifetime, or some combination thereof?
- surfaceofthesun 4y agoNot responding with regard to any specific treatment, rather more generally. It’s a mixture of several things: * New/Niche Equipment * Few few commoditized inputs (e.g. lentiviral vector) * Labor Intensive * These setups look more like labs than large continuous or batch manufacturing sites * Everything requires GMP * This can mean weeks of training new personnel (even for well known manufactures) * Additional time & resources for FDA approval (safety testing, documentation, validation, This is a good reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5363291/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5363291/
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