i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months 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-square294fedilinkarrow-up12.18Karrow-down155
arrow-up12.12Karrow-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 · 11 months agomessage-square294fedilink
minus-squarebe_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoI’ll assume you know more about this than I do despite the lack of any citation. I refuse to believe there’s an ethically acceptable business justification for this ridiculous markup. The entire healthcare industry in the US is built on a foundation of corporate greed. This is just one obvious example.
minus-squareQuereller@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoAt least they loose exclusivity after 15 -20 years and generics are usually much cheaper.
I’ll assume you know more about this than I do despite the lack of any citation.
I refuse to believe there’s an ethically acceptable business justification for this ridiculous markup.
The entire healthcare industry in the US is built on a foundation of corporate greed. This is just one obvious example.
At least they loose exclusivity after 15 -20 years and generics are usually much cheaper.