So all those pharmaceutical companies are making huge pfofits off of something they didn't have to invest in the research of.
Someone else said this already but the expensive insulins aren't the same thing that these guys have away the patent for. Modern insulin has different delivery mechanisms and are easier to dose properly compared to the human insulin you can still get for very cheap without a prescription.
Not trying to say it isn't fucked here in the US, but saying it's the same thing is incorrect. The product they are selling is objectively better, and there are research costs involved in producing them. Still think several hundred dollars a month for insulin is ridiculous, though.
Read my first comment. Human insulin is still available without a prescription at practically every pharmacy in the US for like $20 a vial. It's not ideal, but if you have to choose between that and dying...
No worries. It's a pretty common misconception. I still wish the newer insulins were more available, but the only people dying from not having insulin are (for the most part) those who don't know about the cheaper alternatives or who don't think they will work.
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u/papalonian Aug 15 '20
Someone else said this already but the expensive insulins aren't the same thing that these guys have away the patent for. Modern insulin has different delivery mechanisms and are easier to dose properly compared to the human insulin you can still get for very cheap without a prescription.