Re:Indian Government uses special powers to slash cancer dru...
by matwood on Tuesday March 13, 2012 @09:59AM
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Exactly. It's very similar to how content companies try to control the release of content and pricing around the world (region codes ugh). If any pharm company sells drug A in the US for $100 and sells the same drug in Africa for $1 then it's an obvious arbitration opportunity. They are trying to prevent the 'flat world' from eating sales by simply pricing it the same everywhere.
That's why drug companies don't do differential pricing, because they can't stop the cannibalization of their wealthier markets.