Valuy@lemmy.zip to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL that cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling products of all time. It cost nearly $1,000 per pill, even though that same pill cost just 25 cents to makewww.propublica.orgexternal-linkmessage-square89linkfedilinkarrow-up1597arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1590arrow-down1external-linkTIL that cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling products of all time. It cost nearly $1,000 per pill, even though that same pill cost just 25 cents to makewww.propublica.orgValuy@lemmy.zip to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square89linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDelphia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·3 days agoYou also arent funding the development of the drug that worked, but also the dozen that didnt. Not saying they arent predatory, just that the math of “The pill only costs $0.25” is a massive oversimplification.
minus-squareSoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoKeep in mind though that this research is often government subsidized, and sometimes by multiple countries.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoit is why some british pharm company can charge alot more in the us, than in the UK.(one of the companies andrew witty of UHG used to work at)
minus-squareKiwiTB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThat’s right. Which is why it’s such a complicated topic.
You also arent funding the development of the drug that worked, but also the dozen that didnt.
Not saying they arent predatory, just that the math of “The pill only costs $0.25” is a massive oversimplification.
Keep in mind though that this research is often government subsidized, and sometimes by multiple countries.
it is why some british pharm company can charge alot more in the us, than in the UK.(one of the companies andrew witty of UHG used to work at)
That’s right. Which is why it’s such a complicated topic.