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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look it up, pharma companies spend years and billions on R&D for new drugs. Many of these drugs never come to fruition. These companies are granted patents, to help them recoup their investments across all their R&D, not just the successful ones. Otherwise, no company would develop new drugs. What’s the point of someone is just going to steal their formulation?

It’s unfortunate that some people can’t afford the buy the branded drugs until they come off patent. That’s more of a public policy issue that a commercial one. [/quote]

What's the markup on new drugs? How about profit margins? [/quote]

Of course, there is a "markup' and "profit margin" on new drugs.  Do you really think we could have a robust pharmaceutical R&D program without it?  Why don't universities actually make drugs?  (Hint, they have no money and no financial inventive to do so).  Besides these drugs, what are the blockbuster drugs developed in Europe?  In Asia?

You talk about profit like it's a dirty word.  Please show me who is developing these drugs without the financial inventive.[/quote]

Yes, I am aware they exist. I don't even disagree that they should make a profit. I asked you how much they are. Do you know the answer to that?[/quote]

No, because most companies don’t keep track of profit on each drug the way you are asking. There are so many general costs that run through the whole company, failed projects, etc, not just one winner.

My question to you is - what is “modest” profit and why should a company that does something revolutionary only make a “modest” profit. [/quote]

Oh can it. Some of these drugs are developed with govt funds and support. These companies also have found that by remarketing their existing drugs, they can make a lot of money without any research. These companies know how to maximize their profits with very little investment. Not everything involves long term deep research. I'll use Burroughs Wellcome as an example. They hired an astronaut to do commercials for the cold medication that had existed forever and it was so profitable the new stockholders stopped a lot of the new research.[/quote]

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