Yeah, just dismantle the state and give it to private companies… What could go wrong?
Insulin
Submitted 10 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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elbiter@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Wynnstan@lemmy.world 10 months ago
For Australian diabetes patients the insulin Fiasp is $31.60 on the PBS, but Americans pay $930, while the medication Jardiance is $619 to $698 in the US compared to again $31.60 for the 220,000 Australians who access it. (I’m on Jardiance)
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Damn, the Jardiance in America must be some strong shit!
BreadOven@lemmy.world 10 months ago
'Murica, fuck yeahhhh!
b0ber@lemmy.world 10 months ago
There’s no business in curing diseases. The whole pharma is mostly a “subscription” model.
greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
If I’m remembering the original sysntesis for insulin used dogs, and it was harvest from them after being killed. It’s unjust that insulin is so expensive, but also modern production methods are not the problem here. It’s greed.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 10 months ago
cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
When you kill the wealthy and their enforcers, you should be shouting “blood for blood”.
ameancow@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Since we’re roleplaying you should also say “skulls for the skull throne.”
cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
No. They kill us. They murder people. Make it clear why this is happening, why any negotiation starts with every billionaire shot in the gut and left to bleed out, as a compromise.
SystemL@literature.cafe 10 months ago
yeah. insulin isn’t that expensive for me.
800$? Not even close.
Holy exaggeration.
psycho_driver@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Stanford has managed to cure type 1 diabetes in mice. Lets see if big pharma lets that get anywhere.
fullsquare@awful.systems 10 months ago
90% of drug candidates fail in clinical trials
ronigami@lemmy.world 10 months ago
do people just not have credit cards?
OxiZero@feddit.uk 10 months ago
This is the most evil comment I’ve seen in a very long time. The thought of someone burdening themselves with high interest debt. Debt that they don’t have the money to pay back. because if they don’t, they’ll die. That’s sickening.
Unless of course you think it’s a serious solution. Then it’s just plain ignorant. Clinical idiocy levels of stupid.
ronigami@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I would 1000% sooner take out high interest debt than die. What kind of question is this?
CauchysBoh@lemmy.world 10 months ago
ah yes they should pay for the 7th most expensive liquid on Earth, which they will die without, just so they can be sure to pay for interest on top of the original cost. Are you an idiot or just plain evil?
ronigami@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m a person who knows cost benefit analysis. When death is on the table, who chooses death over paying some interest?
Amir@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
???
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Sold the patent for $1, that’s so Canadian.
ProbablyBaysean@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
If a transaction occurs for no consideration e.g. a gift, then there is always a chance for a progenitor to sue and claim rights as the transaction “never happened”. This happens when a company acquires another and tries to strip benefits, so the company fires and rehires all employees so that is the consideration. I have personally reviewed hundreds of land sales for 10$ in Texas so there is legally binding consideration exchanged. Functionally it is a legally bulletproof gift.
AlexLost@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Wait until you find out how much the guy that invented the I ternet sold it for.