tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post6527555256124611548..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Innovation In Drug CorporationsSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-71755475793309236392016-09-03T20:13:03.067-05:002016-09-03T20:13:03.067-05:00On April 12, 1955 — in the immediate wake of Salk’...<i>On April 12, 1955 — in the immediate wake of Salk’s polio vaccine discovery — journalist Edward R. Murrow asked the scientist who owned the patent for his vaccine, reports Slate. Replied Salk: “Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?” In a pharmaceutical industry that is even today wracked with profiteering, Salk’s desire to keep his invention a public commodity is a testament to his heroism in a time of desperate need. Salk developed the polio vaccine out of a goal to help humankind — not to profit off the lives or deaths of millions.</i>Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-8443592427559969232016-09-02T05:09:21.302-05:002016-09-02T05:09:21.302-05:00She is always about herself - as we all have well ...She is always about herself - as we all have well understood. She doesn't have allergies so she couldn't care less about epi pen. But she is obviously terrified of cancer, so she writes <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-06-03/cutting-the-cost-of-cancer" rel="nofollow">this:</a><br /><i>I think that many of Herper's suggestions, such as considering how prices should be adjusted when drugs turn out to have a wider market than initially anticipated, will help.</i>cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988314910210445114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-70321747926582364432016-09-02T05:00:05.737-05:002016-09-02T05:00:05.737-05:00... and it is a matter of time before someone come...... and it is a matter of time before someone comes up with a way to deliver epi sublingually.<br /><br />But Megan's defense of high drug prices will only last until she needs to carry an epi-pen. Then it will be Obamacare's fault that she has to pay $500 for it.cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988314910210445114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-84971180544470664572016-09-02T04:57:45.433-05:002016-09-02T04:57:45.433-05:00Mylan is about to get hammered: I am a volunteer e...Mylan is about to get hammered: I am a volunteer emt and our agency just switched to syringes. NY State has opened the door for the use of syringe delivered epi for its field personnel. For us, it was a simple matter of $500 vs $15.<br /><br />http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/08/26/emergency-services-respond-epipen-prices/89430582/cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988314910210445114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-63299391072062609662016-08-31T22:38:48.193-05:002016-08-31T22:38:48.193-05:00CEO's dad is a Senator? I bet Mylan pays their...CEO's dad is a Senator? I bet Mylan pays their lobbyists a LOT! They were cunning and slick, and amazingly greedy. <br /><br />And, once again: there is *no evidence* of higher intelligence or ability there. Just conscienceless greed. (Arglebargle's insistence that the .1% work harder, or are smarter or more gifted... really rankles. She herself is a good example of mediocrity extolled. Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-58664626126868282632016-08-30T13:55:47.167-05:002016-08-30T13:55:47.167-05:00I remain confused as to how a company could mainta...I remain confused as to how a company could maintain such a stranglehold on a product that the government developed. It can happen with orphan drugs, but how the hell could Mylan lock everyone out of manufacturing something that's basic, readily developed and widely needed?Andrew Johnstonhttp://illit.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-9207514835582678472016-08-30T13:48:24.949-05:002016-08-30T13:48:24.949-05:00EpiPens aren't patented - they combine plain o...EpiPens aren't patented - they combine plain old epinephrine with an injector technology developed by the Defense department. There is another maker, Adrenaclick. (There were more, but some companies stopped due to quality control issues) Mylan's innovation has consisted in lobbying for requirements to stock the things, confusing doctors into writing prescriptions that can't be filled with the alternatives, and making the instructions sufficiently different that there's a training problem.<br /><br />http://www.consumerreports.org/drugs/how-to-get-cheaper-epipen-alternative/Downpuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312490198813632190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-15147649306967801102016-08-30T10:02:16.136-05:002016-08-30T10:02:16.136-05:00It's getting a little weird. Why is she so inv...It's getting a little weird. Why is she so invested in drug company profits?Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-11817651144009085522016-08-30T09:48:14.499-05:002016-08-30T09:48:14.499-05:00FFS Megan, the reason there aren't more reason...FFS Megan, the reason there aren't more reasonably priced generic meds isn't because of regulation, it's because of patent law. See Ben Goldacre's <i>Bad Pharma</i> - drug companies have an impressive variety of tricks to extend their patents and stop competition. And even if that wasn't the case, the nature of human biology is such that the generic might not work for everyone.<br /><br />She really, really does not want to understand this, does she?Andrew Johnstonhttp://illit.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com