Valuy@lemmy.zip to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours 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-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1240
arrow-up1240external-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 · 7 hours agomessage-square30linkfedilink
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-25 hours ago400000% markup seems a bit excessive
minus-squareWhoIzDisIz@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-25 hours 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-squarePoloniousmonk@autistics.lifelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 hours 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.
400000% markup seems a bit excessive
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.
@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.