We keep being told the price is related to making a profit after the billions
are spent on research and development.
But I wonder if the reality is
that the price is related to the risk of death.
The greater the risk of
death of the particular ailment relative to how immediate that might
occur
=
a higher value on the drug
Desperate people are willing to
spend more. To get more in debt. Take out that extra mortgage. Draw from the
pension, etc.
That wouldn't surprise me at all if that's actually how
Pharmaceuticals decide how to price their drugs.
If true, they are
knowingly taking advantage of the situation and instead of offering a fair price
are deliberately inflating the price to take advantage of the impact of the
illness.
I wonder if that bothers any of the doctors working for any
Pharmaceutical that prices their products with such a method.
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