Get it out of insurance plans and watch the prices plummet.
I’m all about diet and medical marijuana products. At 64 the only thing my wife and I take besides aspirin is Claritin for her allergies.
The system stinks. However it costs nearly 1/2 billion bucks to get a new drug on the market.if drug is used and there is a side effect which was barely detected in limited human trials, the damages will be in the multibillions paid out. Or if a competitor comes out with a superior version of the first drug...the originator loses big time.Greed, fear of competitors and protection from damages are 3 very large reasons for rapacious pricing. Also...our bloated government guarantees health payments....gee whiz...what could go wrong?
Finally....if obesity, overuse of alcohol, so called recreational drugs and smoking (all combustibles) and STDs was way lower...our health costs could be drastically lowered also.
Last studies I’ve read is that prescribtion drugs are killing more people than ever. Don’t know why anyone would want to create a larger mass market with cheaper prices given the statistics. None of them are designed to CURE ANYTHING anyways.