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Bayard

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2. Cost of research

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Apr 15, 2016, 11:15 AM

Apr 2016

My understanding of the outrageous price of drugs in this country is that we are footing the bill for most pharma research, clinical trials, bringing a product to market, etc. Other countries don't allow them to do this, and pass it on to consumers.

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