Pfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That’s a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful.

@i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Pfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That’s a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful.

@LostWon@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

So many Martin Shkrelis out there pricing drugs to the highest level they can get away with. Every big pharmaceutical company does this kind of thing, especially with new drugs.

r3df0x ✡️✝☪️ · 1 year ago

That’s because in many cases, healthcare has infinite demand.

Pfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That’s a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful.

Pfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That’s a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful.

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