• Flying Squid
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    103 months ago

    But still charge a ridiculous amount more for it in the U.S. than in other countries.

    • @jwt
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      23 months ago

      My guess is it has something to do with the already exorbitant healthcare costs Americans are making (causing the asked price not to be an outlier) in combination with the obesity epidemic going on in the country.

      Gotta love the invisible hand of the free market.

      • Flying Squid
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        33 months ago

        It’s much more to do with the fact that all of those other countries allow the state to negotiate drug prices.

        • @jwt
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          33 months ago

          That might also help a tad.

  • @[email protected]
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    103 months ago

    With something like 2/3 of American military-age men being too overweight or obese to serve, these drugs would likely be considered strategically essential in any [hopefully] theoretical throwdown.

  • sunzu
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    23 months ago

    Boomers got the money and the demand… smart move.

  • @[email protected]
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    23 months ago

    Good to know I’ll be able to get the diabetes medication I need sometime between 2027 and 2029.