General Discussion

blue neen

(12,465 posts)

16. I didn't see any news today...

Reply to Jack Rabbit (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2015, 09:53 PM

Sep 2015

a little background on what this is about, please? Thanks.

Click here to purchase valentine hearts!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

77 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

OK, Evil DUers: What do we do about Martin Shkreli and Turing Pharmaceuticals? [View all] Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 OP

I see lawsuits in the very near future. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2015 #1

Yes shenmue Sep 2015 #9

Antitrust law may apply elehhhhna Sep 2015 #67

Elect someone who would actually go after people like him jeff47 Sep 2015 #2

Agreed, and it goes without saying Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 #5

In fact we are part of a movement to stop this kind of stuff. jwirr Sep 2015 #77

If I needed that drug, I would probably LuvNewcastle Sep 2015 #3

Thank you for bringing up that TPP Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 #6

For $750 dollars a pill can people spend the money to travel to Cuba (for example) for GoneFishin Sep 2015 #4

It is $1.73 in the UK LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #10

hmmmmm...... groundloop Sep 2015 #25

It's sad that buying medicine for sick people has become an act of civil disobedience. reformist2 Sep 2015 #41

DU Buyers Club? Duppers Sep 2015 #63

Technically is against the FDA rules as "They have not been approved for use in the USA". LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #64

Found it for 54 pence ( 84 cents ?) per tab here TubbersUK Sep 2015 #30

". . . frequent trips across borders." FuzzyRabbit Sep 2015 #50

Does this not fall under racketeering or something similar? BigDemVoter Sep 2015 #7

It should, but nowadays it's all perfectly legal Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 #8

"Your money or your life". This guy isn't carrying a baseball bat or a knife, but I don't see much GoneFishin Sep 2015 #66

How can we make it higher on Anonymous' radar? NBachers Sep 2015 #11

Perhaps you just did Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 #12

I guess a little more Anonymous saturation couldn't hurt NBachers Sep 2015 #13

I like this. In response to the pressure, of course, Big Pharma Money would go after them. ancianita Sep 2015 #37

This is PasadenaTrudy Sep 2015 #15

Why do you blame Shkreli? Jesus Malverde Sep 2015 #13

The government did a lot to create this problem, you're right. Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 #21

...+1 840high Sep 2015 #22

I didn't see any news today... blue neen Sep 2015 #16

You ask/I provide Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 #18

Well, isn't Mr. Shkreli a special little scumbag? blue neen Sep 2015 #27

Investor buys ownership of a drug, promptly raises it from $13.50 a pill to $700 a pill. Lancero Sep 2015 #19

Of course $13.50 is already highway robbery... it was $1 just a few years ago groundloop Sep 2015 #26

What Shkreli has done is deplorable. blue neen Sep 2015 #29

the typical course of medication was 1350, overnight increased to over 76,000. salin Sep 2015 #31

...and the next thing you know, the insurance companies will refuse to pay for it. blue neen Sep 2015 #34

I imagine his karma will catch up to him. Iggo Sep 2015 #17

How about this? Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 #24

Well, Mr. Shkreli says he'd use the profits to develop better treatments for toxoplasmosis. blue neen Sep 2015 #40

Time for a major invetigation by the FDA. MohRokTah Sep 2015 #20

My bet is he didn't do anything illegal. Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 #23

FDA has already said they're powerless to stop him... Chan790 Sep 2015 #33

FDA only cares about safety and efficacy MannyGoldstein Sep 2015 #45

Could the gov nationalize his abelenkpe Sep 2015 #28

Not without a big court fight Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 #32

No, but they could recind his distribution exclusivity or ease requirements for generics. Chan790 Sep 2015 #35

He doesn't have exclusivity. Ms. Toad Sep 2015 #57

Toxo is not rare elehhhhna Sep 2015 #68

symptomatic infection, requiring treatment is rare. Ms. Toad Sep 2015 #72

This takes some international fact finding. ancianita Sep 2015 #36

Make this the poster child example ... salin Sep 2015 #38

This has NOTHING to do with patent laws. Ms. Toad Sep 2015 #58

he gave the patent back to the non-profit he bought it from, marketplace npr mopinko Sep 2015 #39

Someone doesn't understand patents... Ms. Toad Sep 2015 #59

Aren't patent public? elehhhhna Sep 2015 #69

Yes - Ms. Toad Sep 2015 #74

just repeating what was said on marketplace. mopinko Sep 2015 #70

I know - it was the sources reporting it I was commenting on. Ms. Toad Sep 2015 #73

The more I read the worse it gets TubbersUK Sep 2015 #42

Turing has several drugs in clinical trials MannyGoldstein Sep 2015 #43

Thank you, Manny Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 #44

How about contacting Turing and let them know how we feel about them? FuzzyRabbit Sep 2015 #53

I think we can safely leave them to Anonymous. They've drawn the target on themselves. n/t TygrBright Sep 2015 #46

I have already sent an email to the company. oldandhappy Sep 2015 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Sep 2015 #48

Fair enough: attacking one example of overweening corporate greed may be "addressing a symptom" Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 #49

How can you boycott necessary medications? drm604 Sep 2015 #51

Good point Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 #55

Well, that's the problem. drm604 Sep 2015 #56

If push came to shove, Shkreli can shoot the hostage or make it look like we, his opponents, shoot Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 #60

As I was reading your response a report on this came on MSNBC. drm604 Sep 2015 #75

i don't know but there should be public shaming like with that Dentist who killed the Lion JI7 Sep 2015 #52

Give him a Bern notice and have Ms. Warren crawl up his butt for a while. Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #54

Just be patient... Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #61

Typical parasitic rent seeker eridani Sep 2015 #62

It's not just Shkreli and Turing - LiberalElite Sep 2015 #65

btw, this is also a veterinary drug. mopinko Sep 2015 #71

Monopoly Laws mitty14u2 Sep 2015 #76