California is doing what no state has ever done before. Making and distributing their own prescription drugs.

https://calrx.ca.gov/

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Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 60 pts · 9h

For now it’s just naloxone and insulin that you can buy, and schools can buy albuterol inhalers. It’s a great start, though.

SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 14 pts · 5h

A state-owned competitor? Very good job California!

fireweed@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 7h (1 reply)

Damn, OP has high standards for this to qualify as "mildly" interesting.

nanometer1625@thelemmy.club · 3 pts · 1h

tHiS iS tHe FuTuRe ThE dEmOcRaTs WaNt

Amuro_eat@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 8h

Hell yeah

eestileib@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 7h (2 replies)

That's a very skinny bear, where's the paunch?

fubarx@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 5h (1 reply)

In CalRX trial for GLP-1 meds.

eestileib@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2h

Lulz

AdminBot@programming.dev · 1 pts · 9h (1 reply)
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SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -1 pts · 7h (1 reply)

Many prescription medications are dead simple to produce, especially the latest biologics. I could make my own professionally and in quantity with only about $500k in startup costs.

becausechemistry@piefed.social · 5 pts · 2h

That’s… not even remotely true.

You’re saying you could do the manufacturing, analytical chemistry, packaging, and distribution? And stick to GMP? And deal with FDA audits?

Or do you just watch a lot of NileRed?