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Emile

(22,869 posts) Mon May 23, 2022, 11:10 AM May 2022

CBS News: Why are so many drugs in short supply? -- CBS News Live News

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/generic-drugs-pharmaceutical-companies-60-minutes-video-2022-05-22/

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CBS News: Why are so many drugs in short supply? -- CBS News Live News (Original Post) Emile May 2022 OP

Also because a lot of our drugs are manufactured overseas. kimbutgar May 2022 #2

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1. Because the drugs' profit margin is too low, pharma doesn't make it. Disgusting. This is where

Mon May 23, 2022, 11:25 AM

May 2022

the government needs to step in to require a constant, consistent supply of drugs.

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2. Also because a lot of our drugs are manufactured overseas.

Mon May 23, 2022, 11:42 AM

May 2022

So that the drug makers have a bigger profit margin selling drugs that they can inflate in cost.

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3. This and also the baby formula shortage both point to failures of capitalism n/t

Mon May 23, 2022, 12:55 PM

May 2022