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“The first one’s free” as they say If we’re not going to nationalize drug manufacturers, they should at least be regulated (competently, as to avoid regulatory
by NegativeLatency 4y ago
“The first one’s free” as they say
If we’re not going to nationalize drug manufacturers, they should at least be regulated (competently, as to avoid regulatory capture), but I have little faith in the government to be able to do so effectively.
- gruez 4y ago>they should at least be regulated (competently, as to avoid regulatory capture) You mean the current regulations that fine drug makers for promoting off label use, of which handing out coupons arguably constitutes? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfizer#Legal_issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfizer#Legal_issues
- tuatoru 4y agoThat regulatory regime is clearly not competent, as your example is a long-time repeat offender.
- gruez 4y agoSo we want them to be more competent, so they can regulate harder... so that they won't try promoting off label uses? Isn't that what they're already doing by limiting how you can use the coupons?
- tuatoru 4y agoIn cases of severe harm to multitudes, like the Sacklers, the regulatory regime should strip the perpetrators of all their wealth and income even unto the seventh generation and the fourth degree of relatedness, and salt the earth of all their lands and possessions. Scale back proportionately from there.
- argella 4y agohow would nationalizing the drug manufactures help in this particular situation? glp1 shortages.
- tatersolid 4y agoDrug manufacturers are extremely regulated. In these recent cases it’s the non-regulation of celebrity posts on social media and rent-a-docs causing shortages of medicines intended for diabetes.