> just providing a better product at lower prices to a larger, poorer market has proven to recoup costs just as well as charging $10,000 per dose on a patent dr

> just providing a better product at lower prices to a larger, poorer market has proven to recoup costs just as well as charging $10,000 per dose on a patent drug. Unfortunately, it's not alway possible, there are sometimes very few people in the first place: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_drug http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_drug