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Prescription drug costs, US

mardi 28 mars 2023 à 14:02

Biden had a chance to make a drug company reduce the price of prostate cancer drug Astellas down to what it costs in other advanced countries. He didn't do it.

The article points out that the US government funded the drug's development. That was what gave Biden a legal opportunity to force the price down, but morally I don't think it makes a crucial difference. We should not allow gouging on saving people's lives.

We should eliminate the patent system, especially in medicine, agriculture and software.