This has to be good news for most of us in the UK & beyond! We all want research & development to cure or aid our ailments! Have to respect their costs in doing this. They don't like proven competition however it seems!!!
NHS. Win Court Ruling Against Drug Companies! - PMRGCAuk
NHS. Win Court Ruling Against Drug Companies!
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PMRproAmbassador
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About time too!!!
in reply to PMRpro
Profit V Health. Pro! The game it seems! Stuck in the middle most are!
This was great news,the NHS needs to save money wherever possible. Love your picture,beautiful autumn colour Pepper.
in reply to Grants148
Ta. Have to tell it as it is! Not that I'm perfick!
Northerners don't give up easily and the folk on the local news who had been having the treatment (£28 a go) found no difference between that and the two previously, both above £500 .................
When all the research and production costs are accounted for why does the initial price never come down. I know..................... profit.............and large salaries, but not for the cleaners.
in reply to jinasc
Very true. The whole system is out of kilter & money is wasted!
PMRproAmbassador
The disgusting thing here was that the original had come out of patent - so the company "developed" the eye version under a different name to prolong the patent protection. It is a far smaller dose but hospital pharmacies realised it was the identical substance and started making up lower doses for the eye clinic themselves - getting umpteen out of one vial of the original.
Another example is with Fosamax - they added vit D to the alendronic acid and presented it as a "New option".
in reply to PMRpro
Humanity...Religion... Medicine...Science...Profit...! Always complicated! Missed a few off the list too maybe! Corporate greedy they are.
