Re:Ivermectin shows that not all science is worth following
by NoPie on Sunday October 24, 2021 @10:50AM
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Exactly. The odds that any new research will find ivermectine effective are very low.
If the odds were higher, the government could grant monopoly rights to a willing pharma company. In fact they did this with another very old treatment for gout – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colchicine
One company was granted monopoly, they did studies, confirmed that cochicine is effective, gathered more information about safety. It also lead to significant price increase (2000%).
I don't think any serious pharma company would be willing to accept such an offer for ivermectine.
If the odds were higher, the government could grant monopoly rights to a willing pharma company. In fact they did this with another very old treatment for gout – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colchicine One company was granted monopoly, they did studies, confirmed that cochicine is effective, gathered more information about safety. It also lead to significant price increase (2000%).
I don't think any serious pharma company would be willing to accept such an offer for ivermectine.