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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by adolph on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @03:28PM (#25933501)
In evolution adaptation prevails over customary behaviors thought of as morals. The question is why have the generic makers continued to cooperate instead of defect? How is the cartel protected?

In this thought I am reminded of the Econtalk podcast’s discussion of Martin Shkreli in the interview about the High Cost of Cancer Drugs with Vincent Rajkumar.

http://www.econtalk.org/vincent-rajkumar-on-the-high-price-o...

http://www.econtalk.org/extra/the-high-cost-of-cancer/

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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by ficklepickle on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @03:55PM (#25933797)
One tactic pharma companies use is playing games so generic makers can't get samples of the medication. These samples are required for making a generic version.

I read this somewhere but don't have a link.

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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by adolph on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @07:19PM (#25936233)
That seems like evolutionarily adaptive and expectable behavior for a corporate collective in that context, yes.
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