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What a ckickbaity title for the times and what a strange way to talk about a new medical discovery.

Is there some kind of secretive cabal that decides who gets drugs? Yeah the price will be high at first very likely and if there is huge demand and an efficient way to produce it that price will likely come way down.

Why does everything have to be some kind of unfairness conspiracy?




Eyeballs! We want your eyebaaaals!

Not a drug. Not a hormone. Ginned up controversy written by someone with only a rudimentary understanding of biology and a deadline.

Headlines today: "Shapely Blonde With Piercing Blue Eyes May Have Discovered Cure For Cancer Or Something".

It's the idiocracy. Give up.


Prescription drug prices are in no way coupled to the cost of production.




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