"People" are the same drug companies that would rather use their manufacturing capabilities for high-margin on-patent drugs. For a particularly sad example, ce

"People" are the same drug companies that would rather use their manufacturing capabilities for high-margin on-patent drugs. For a particularly sad example, certain kinds of testicular cancer are considered curable with off-patent drugs like cisplatin and etoposide. But those drugs are often unavailable simply because nobody wants to manufacture such low-margin drugs. See, for example,https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/oncology-drug-shortage-crisis-enters-its-second-year-asco-urges-congressional-action-hearing https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/oncology-drug-shortage-c....