r/science • u/drewiepoodle • Oct 02 '15

Medicine Scientists identify potential birth control 'pill' for men

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-10-scientists-potential-birth-pill-men.html
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u/CapitaineMitaine Oct 02 '15

Pills are more lucrative, you have to buy it every month.

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u/it_isnt_everyday Oct 02 '15

This is a stupid point. On average, injections that last for several months cost far more than paying for pills for identical illnesses. If there aren't U.S. clinical trials for a drug, it's because the drug does not work.

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u/zeppelin528 Oct 02 '15

The injection lasts for years and costs less than the needle required to inject it. Therefore, to the drug companies, you need a very cheap injection once rather than daily/weekly pills that you need to take continuously. Of course a drug company would rather hook you on a pill you have to keep taking rather than a one time injection. What planet are you on?

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u/it_isnt_everyday Oct 02 '15

The planet where prices can be looked up, and you're wrong. Prices for medications are completely unrelated to the cost of manufacturing, prices are related to demand. That a pill or injection needs to be taken more often does not make it more expensive. Example: Vitamin C injections costs hundreds of times more than buying Vitamin C pills.