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Re:Pharma companies continue to raise drug prices at rates w... by entee on Monday October 14, 2019 @02:14PM (#21251136)
Purdue's new delivery mechanisms were actually a huge benefit to the right patients. The problem is they abused it and actively sold the drug to the wrong patients repeatedly and worked hard to push back oversight.
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Re:Pharma companies continue to raise drug prices at rates w... by breck on Monday October 14, 2019 @02:20PM (#21251209)
The problem was you could make unnatural "lottery-winnings" money selling OxyContin, and people respond to incentives. Ditch the incentives for selling novelties and the boring businesses focused on the actual health outcomes of the patient will thrive.
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