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Re:Is it time to nationalise the pharmaceutical industry? by eganist on Thursday March 05, 2020 @02:31PM (#22497175)
You mean like a public option, but for drugmaking?

or a drugmaking co-op chartered and initially funded by the feds?

I'd be down for this.

Re:Is it time to nationalise the pharmaceutical industry? by Seenso on Thursday March 05, 2020 @02:51PM (#22497420)
I'd be fine with either, and I think it'd also help with price-gouging like Turing Pharmaceuticals engaged in with Daraprim.

A public drugmaker could be obligated to have implemented processes to manufacture every approved drug. If a maker engaged in price-gouging, or had its facilities disrupted, the public drugmaker could supply an alternative supply at fair prices.