i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoPfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That's a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful.mastodon.worldexternal-linkmessage-square292fedilinkarrow-up12.2Karrow-down157
arrow-up12.14Karrow-down1external-linkPfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That's a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful.mastodon.worldi_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square292fedilink
minus-squareLufyCZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down6·9 months agoDefinitely not at a loss to produce no, but maybe a loss overall. My bet is that the US subsidizes R&D by paying obscene amounts for the drugs and the EU and others just serve as extra income
minus-squaremaryjayjay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-29 months agoYour bet?
Definitely not at a loss to produce no, but maybe a loss overall.
My bet is that the US subsidizes R&D by paying obscene amounts for the drugs and the EU and others just serve as extra income
Your bet?