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martyb
on Tuesday August 23 2016, @07:34AM
from the staying-alive-is-getting-more-expensive dept.
from the staying-alive-is-getting-more-expensive dept.
EpiPen's price has ballooned about 400% since 2008, rising from about a $100 list price to $500 today. The EpiPen is one of the most important life-saving medical innovations for people with severe food allergies—which affect as many as 15 million Americans and 1 in 13 children in the United States. But its price has exploded over the last decade despite few upgrades to the product itself. The product's lack of competitors is likely a significant driver of the costs. [...] [The] EpiPen enjoys a near-monopoly on the market with annual sales of more than $1.3 billion and nearly 90% U.S. market share.
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You humans are all alike.
(Score: 2) by jelizondo on Tuesday August 23 2016, @11:47PM
Sorry if I caused you offense.
The effect intended was sarcasm together with the fact that I'm usually the oldest person around fora like this. (At Soylent I suspect only Runaway1956 is in my league, maybe a couple of others who might have encountered 80-column cards used in real-life.)
The sarcasm part is due to younger people believing that the “correct” way is the modern may, even if other ways might be possible and even desirable. And even if the results are less than desirable, such as big pharma milking consumers, kids insist on there being only the market as a solution.
When I was young, no thinking bro would defend the status quo and in return we got civil rights, a presidential resignation and good music. Now, it seems to be the opposite, if you are right thinking, then you must defend the Establishment.
Now, I figure I’m ready for disposal, in my previous post I forgot to add: Get off my lawn! :-)