Valuy@lemmy.zip to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 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-square78linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-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-210 days agomessage-square78linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days ago400000% markup seems a bit excessive
minus-squarePoloniousmonk@autistics.lifelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 days ago@possiblylinux127 @WhoIzDisIz Reasonably priced recreational drugs: the 3 addictive powders: $10/oz, pure Weed: $100/lb You could actually earn plenty of money at half these prices, but I made allowances for sin taxes.
minus-squareWhoIzDisIz@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-211 days agoHave you seen how much it costs to develop novel drugs? It’s definitely a bit excessive, but also probably not as much as you think.
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoOnly because you’re the one being charged not the one charging
400000% markup seems a bit excessive
@possiblylinux127 @WhoIzDisIz
Reasonably priced recreational drugs:
the 3 addictive powders: $10/oz, pure
Weed: $100/lb
You could actually earn plenty of money at half these prices, but I made allowances for sin taxes.
Have you seen how much it costs to develop novel drugs? It’s definitely a bit excessive, but also probably not as much as you think.
Only because you’re the one being charged not the one charging