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Pharmaceutical companies hiked the price of 775 drugs this year so far, including Ozempic and Mounjaro โ€” exceeding the rate of inflation (arstechnica.com)
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Pharmaceutical companies hiked the price of 775 drugs this year so far, including Ozempic and Mounjaro โ€” exceeding the rate of inflation::Meanwhile, Senate to consider subpoenas to force pharma CEOs testify on prices.

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[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 5 points 2 years ago

Drugs aren't a commodity because of patents. Patents should come with a liability to price fairly.

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