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Medicine isn't for poor people

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Medicine isn't for poor people
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Medicine isn't for poor people
January 30, 2014 at 7:08 am




http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/01/...rs-afford/
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RE: Medicine isn't for poor people
January 30, 2014 at 1:05 pm
And people wonder why I think angry mobs are the answer.

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RE: Medicine isn't for poor people
January 30, 2014 at 1:18 pm
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Oh...wait...
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RE: Medicine isn't for poor people
January 30, 2014 at 1:29 pm
Have to be able to afford to live.
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RE: Medicine isn't for poor people
January 30, 2014 at 1:51 pm
Quote:Nexavar costs an estimated $69,000 for a full year of treatment in India, 41 times the country’s annual per capita income.
In 2012, Indian pharmaceutical company Natco Pharma Ltd. applied for just such a license, and it was granted. The company began reproducing the drug at a 97 percent discount, offering it for just $177.

Note that the 97% discount results in a $177 montly cost (which is still above the per capita income). I hate it when journalists mix units like this - it's not as if an apples to apples comparison isn't bad enough.
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RE: Medicine isn't for poor people
January 30, 2014 at 11:30 pm
Still, fuck that guy.
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RE: Medicine isn't for poor people
January 30, 2014 at 11:31 pm
(January 30, 2014 at 11:30 pm)ThePinsir Wrote: Still, fuck that guy.

Indeed. In the ass. With a barrel cactus. Dry.
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RE: Medicine isn't for poor people
January 31, 2014 at 11:46 am (This post was last modified: January 31, 2014 at 11:47 am by Darth.)
If you follow the link, you'll see that think progress has pulled that quote (the one that the video is named after, and which they harp on about) for being inaccurate.
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