The Same Pill That Costs $1,000 in America Sells for $4 in India

Re:The Same Pill That Costs $1,000 in America Sells for $4 i... by narrator on Wednesday December 30, 2015 @12:48AM (#10810940)

Here's a great article about how Russia has developed a lot of useful drugs that are largely ignored in the west:

http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/16/an-iron-curtain-has-des...

Another example: The French developed Tianeptine[1] and it's as effective as SSRIs as an anti-depressant, with fewer side effects, but it's largely unknown in the U.S.

Point being, even if they did develop great drugs, you'd never hear about them.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianeptine

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Re:The Same Pill That Costs $1,000 in America Sells for $4 i... by delbel on Wednesday December 30, 2015 @12:55AM (#10810956)

Another example, $1 cure for lung cancer developed by Cuba with 25+ years of peer reviewed hard science backing it

http://www.wakingtimes.com/2015/09/29/cuba-developed-a-1-lun...

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Re:The Same Pill That Costs $1,000 in America Sells for $4 i... by optimusclimb on Wednesday December 30, 2015 @01:26AM (#10811038)

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/05/28/cuba-lung-cancer-vac...

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/19/cuba.cancer.vaccine/ind...

> A Phase II trial from 2008 showed lung cancer patients who received the vaccine lived an average of four to six months longer than those who didn’t.

> CimaVax EGF does not prevent or cure lung cancer. It is a therapeutic vaccine which stimulates the patient's body to make an antibody against the epidermal growth factor (EGF), which is a key driver causing lung cancer cells to grow.

Thanks for sharing, I had never heard of this, but to call it a "$1 cure for lung cancer" is a bit misleading.

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Re:The Same Pill That Costs $1,000 in America Sells for $4 i... by jghn on Wednesday December 30, 2015 @01:13AM (#10811003)

Realize that "lung cancer" is simply an umbrella term for many diseases which can be quite different from each other. So which one does this supposedly cure?

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Re:The Same Pill That Costs $1,000 in America Sells for $4 i... by Houshalter on Wednesday December 30, 2015 @12:58AM (#10810969)

FWIW, a Russian psychiatrist responded to that article, claiming the Russian drugs are ineffective, and the Russian studies are flawed or corrupted: https://www.reddit.com/r/Psychiatry/comments/2dsp2c/an_iron_...

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Re:The Same Pill That Costs $1,000 in America Sells for $4 i... by kbatten on Wednesday December 30, 2015 @02:11AM (#10811147)

After the meth problem in america became rampant (and is still a huge problem in many places) it was hard to get pseudoephedrine so instead there were many drugs that just got me high (in a non fun way) but didn't actually clear my sinuses. Obviously this is anecdote but I think it is not fair to call out other countries without proof.

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Re:The Same Pill That Costs $1,000 in America Sells for $4 i... by srean on Wednesday December 30, 2015 @01:18AM (#10811015)

Well, if blog posts are the currency of credibility one can get away with many things. The allegation may well be correct, but for the purpose of the discussion and level playing field, lets stick to more traditional sources of information and claims.

BTW I see that you got downvoted. Lest you think so, it wasn't me.

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