Prices for 5 drugs were hiked without proof of new benefits, costing the U.S. $815M in 2023, report finds

https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2024/12/12/medicines-pharmaceuticals-biotech-prices-icer-gilead-jnj-bristol-novartis-astrazeneca-exelixis-pfizer/

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homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 1y (2 replies)

So - do big drug companies have CEOs too?

cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y

Its time to get interdisciplinary/intersectional with this bitch

Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y

They sure do!

cuckmaster69@lemmy.billiam.net · 28 pts · 1y

for fuck's sake, someone list the 5 drugs if you're going to post a paywalled article. fuckin clickbait-ass shit

ceenote@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 1y

The new benefits were for shareholders.

zbyte64@awful.systems · 18 pts · 1y

When people say they want the government ran like a business, this is what comes to my mind.

affiliate@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y (2 replies)

at what point does it stop becoming a cost and start becoming a scam?

Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 1y

We past that point a long long time ago.

_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y

It's always been a scam, the focus is making money, not providing healthcare.

Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1y

There is most certainly proof of the benefits ..they just don't benefit you in any way shape or form

Gerudo@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Only 5?

_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y

5 that that particular report chose to report on anyhow.