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Originally Posted by Gary L
Which you have to question why these drugs costs so much.
is it because the ingredients have been specially collected from a far away galaxy where no man has ventured before?
in other words. could these 'expensive' drugs be sold for £5 a pop in the real world. if you take greed and profit out of it?
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No, it's usually because it can take over ten years to develop, test, and gain regulatory approval, at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars/pounds, if not over a billion dollars.
http://www.outsourcing-pharma.com/Pr...it-1.7-billion
Then, they only have 20 years after the patent is filed for exclusivity - generic copies can be made after this time.