[opensourcepharma] NY Times editorial board on high drug prices

Mon Dec 21 05:03:22 UTC 2015

>From the editorial board of the New York Times- December 19, 2015:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/opinion/sunday/no-justification-for-high-drug-prices.html

There is ample evidence that drug prices have been pushed to astronomical heights for no reason other than the desire of drug makers to maximize profits. Prices in many cases far exceed what's needed to cover the costs of research and clinical trials, and some companies have found ways to rake in profits even without shouldering the cost of drug development.

Jaykumar Menon, J.D., M.I.A.
Professor of Practice
McGill University Institute for the Study of International Development
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