Re: Lipitor - availability?

On 3 Feb 2006 20:26:21 -0800, "Tchiowa" <tchiowa2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Spehro Pefhany wrote:
On 1 Feb 2006 05:17:38 -0800, the renowned "Tchiowa"
<tchiowa2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Spehro Pefhany wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:01:40 GMT, the renowned michael
<vafungoo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

RAK wrote:

Fake medicines rob legitimate companies of around $1 billion a year.

ahhhh.... poor pharmaceuticals industry.... how can they survive being
"robbed" of a whole billion every year? bad india! bad!


michael

The advantages of cooperating with a passive royalty collection system
for the rich countries do seem a bit dubious for the poorest
countries. Particularly when lives are concerned.

That billion dollars a year could well have been spent developing a
drug to cure malaria or AIDS or other disease. So how do the lives lost
by not developing drugs square with that philosophy?

I think they are FAR better off not paying.

Clearly they are. But what about those who can't buy the drug to treat
their ailment because it hasn't been developed yet because of the last
group of people who had that short-sighted view? They are a whole lot
worse off.

What do you expect people to do if they're not rich enough to buy the
genuine medicines needed to save their lives? They don't have the
luxury of being able to take a long-term view. Should they just lie
down and die?

Chris
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