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Turbineguy

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7. In the U.S.

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Sun Nov 3, 2019, 11:05 AM

Nov 2019

Manufacturing drugs is finance, but chemistry is involved.

Just like in California, where electricity production is finance, but engineering is involved. And that's why the lights are out.

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"Greatest healthcare system in the world" dealing with worsening shortages of essential medicines [View all] ck4829 Nov 2019 OP

K&R backtoblue Nov 2019 #1

It's really a shame too. Sometimes the older drugs work just as well Mike 03 Nov 2019 #2

Ha, I'm sure the only "improvement" is a higher price tag ck4829 Nov 2019 #3

Amazing how drugs lose their effectiveness once the patent protection lapses. nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2019 #4

And our government extended the patent protection period for drug patents. safeinOhio Nov 2019 #8

Have you looked online for Canadian sources ? eppur_se_muova Nov 2019 #9

I'll have to check it out. safeinOhio Nov 2019 #13

The American Criminal Enterprise Healthcare System strikes again. democratisphere Nov 2019 #5

Indeed ck4829 Nov 2019 #14

One nation under God. Only Mammon is our God. CrispyQ Nov 2019 #6

In the U.S. Turbineguy Nov 2019 #7

Watch TV. roamer65 Nov 2019 #10

DURec leftstreet Nov 2019 #11

They are also not made in the US ismnotwasm Nov 2019 #12

The stock market does not reward low margins..... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #15