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Re:Dutch join backlash at expensive drugs by making their own by tomcam on Saturday March 09, 2019 @06:00AM (#19345604)
It stinks, I agree. What economic/social arrangement has done a better job in drug innovation?
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Re:Dutch join backlash at expensive drugs by making their own by tirrit on Saturday March 09, 2019 @11:16AM (#19346791)
Has there ever been made an effort with any other approach/arrangement, in modern times?

Any sources on this, anyone?

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Re:Dutch join backlash at expensive drugs by making their own by username223 on Sunday March 10, 2019 @05:47AM (#19351216)
Publicly-funded research universities, along with the March of Dimes, funded the polio vaccine, which has almost entirely eliminated the disease, and was not patented.
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