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noir_lord
on Feb 14, 2019
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Americans Cross Border into Mexico to Buy Insulin
The perverse one is where the new patented version is only marginally more effective but 5x the price and they stop making the old one.
It's a sick system.
koolba
on Feb 14, 2019
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Is the new, still under patent, insulin that much better than what would be available to a generic manufacturer? If the previous generation would work for plenty of patients that’s a huge market opportunity.
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It's a sick system.