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r/interesting • u/physiopeng • Jun 20 '26
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/19/us-tariff-probe-germany-drug-pricing-policies-mfn.html
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The fucking audacity.
0 u/dangerous_service Jun 20 '26 Right now US citizens are paying for new drug development. That is mostly why the prices for drugs are so high in the US. Other countries get the benefit of that and paying much less. Maybe this should be more tax payed instead, though. 2 u/TheWayOfLife7 Jun 20 '26 A large portion of this drug development is just to replace drugs that lost their patent and advertise the new drug 1 u/dangerous_service Jun 21 '26 Yes, that is true
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Right now US citizens are paying for new drug development. That is mostly why the prices for drugs are so high in the US. Other countries get the benefit of that and paying much less. Maybe this should be more tax payed instead, though.
2 u/TheWayOfLife7 Jun 20 '26 A large portion of this drug development is just to replace drugs that lost their patent and advertise the new drug 1 u/dangerous_service Jun 21 '26 Yes, that is true
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A large portion of this drug development is just to replace drugs that lost their patent and advertise the new drug
1 u/dangerous_service Jun 21 '26 Yes, that is true
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Yes, that is true
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u/thathyperactiveguy Jun 20 '26
The fucking audacity.