Socialized Medicine - Let's Discuss!

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Originally Posted by Jarnauga [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sanofi S.A. is a French multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Gentilly, France, as of 2013 the world's fifth-largest by prescription sales.

"hurr durr murica owns everything derp"



repeating the answer given by pharmaceutical lobbies eh ? r&d costs are overestimated and most of the time confidential, how convenient. Not even mentioning that in france at least, a good chunk of that r&d cost is financed by the government itself.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

No, no, no, no. I mean YOU, not some amoral French or American businessman. Start an ethical pharmaceutical firm and make yourself affordable leukemia cures.

On a more serious note, how many years of R&D do you think went into that drug?
What role do you think dissociation of cost-benefit plays in the price?
What do you think happens when the patent expires?
Do you like apples?