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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 10:53 AM Original message |
How much do you drugs REALLY COST the mfg? |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. Ignoring R&D is kinda silly. |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. ditto |
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area51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Doesn't the govt. give drug cos. some of our tax dollars? |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. Some. |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
13. Pharma spends twice as much on sales and marketing vs. R&D |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. That doesn't change the fact that to completely ingnore R&D is silly. |
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FormerDittoHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Once that's covered, then the stats are pretty much correct, right? |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Advertising IS included in Overhead when costing out a product. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
2. Unfortunately, you're not just paying for the chemicals |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Then why do the same pills cost half as much in another country? |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. stratified marketing |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I have friends in Texas who drive down to Mexico once a year |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:23 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Other countries set prices |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 12:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. So you're telling me other countries pay as much for these pills |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. No, they do what Wal Mart does |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. You miss another part of the equation. |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:41 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Republican Medicare D for Drugs removed the ability to negotiate volume pricing |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:22 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. I don't dispute what you're saying, HOWEVER..... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:25 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. You're missing completely how finicky the manufacturing process is |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:34 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Bellieve it or not, vitamine & supplement pills are under the same |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
4. I've got it down to about 62 dollars an ounce. |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
14. Mark ups of thousands of percentage points for old established medications |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
17. it's no wonder I only pay $2 for 30 generic Xanax |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
19. RESEARCH is expensive as are clinical trials - and most don't pan out |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Not THAT EXPENSIVE! Check the annual profits of the drug |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
21. Let's pay universities to do drug research and release new drugs to the public domain. |
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Liberal Gramma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 09:56 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. I really like your idea! |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-11-10 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
27. I don't think they cost very much. |
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