@i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years 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-square143fedilinkarrow-up11.78Karrow-down145
arrow-up11.74Karrow-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.world@i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square143fedilink
minus-square@LufyCZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years 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
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?