Re:Humira’s Drug Formula: Start at a High Price, Go Higher
by JumpCrisscross on Monday January 08, 2018 @08:16AM
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> we aren't getting newer better drugs
Source? My casual understanding of American pharmaceutical R&D is the majors drive profits into acquiring successful biotech companies, which in turn drives investment in a thriving biotech industry (which tends to do the early-stage research). This model pushes economic gains to research risk takers and lets the majors focus on marketing and distribution, a decent division of labour.
Source? My casual understanding of American pharmaceutical R&D is the majors drive profits into acquiring successful biotech companies, which in turn drives investment in a thriving biotech industry (which tends to do the early-stage research). This model pushes economic gains to research risk takers and lets the majors focus on marketing and distribution, a decent division of labour.