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-square271fedilinkarrow-up12.14Karrow-down153cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up12.08Karrow-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-square271fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·1 year agoDrug research is overwhelmingly publicly funded. Private R&D is a PR myth we were fed to justify high prices.
minus-squareRedrum714@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·1 year agoI never said wasn’t. What I said is still true.
Drug research is overwhelmingly publicly funded. Private R&D is a PR myth we were fed to justify high prices.
I never said wasn’t. What I said is still true.