i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoPfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That's a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful.mastodon.worldexternal-linkmessage-square247fedilinkarrow-up11.94Karrow-down154
arrow-up11.89Karrow-down1external-linkPfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That's a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful.mastodon.worldi_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square247fedilink
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 year agoIt’s a constitutional thing, government has to guarantee the companies’ freedom to set the price they want or something totally moronic like that… In fact it’s the first time the government will be able to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies! https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-judge-refuses-block-medicare-negotiating-drug-prices-2023-09-29/
It’s a constitutional thing, government has to guarantee the companies’ freedom to set the price they want or something totally moronic like that…
In fact it’s the first time the government will be able to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies!
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-judge-refuses-block-medicare-negotiating-drug-prices-2023-09-29/