tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13899759.post7380395604480882631..comments2023-10-18T04:54:22.013-07:00Comments on Seattle Umbrella Conspiracy: Thai Government Tells Big Drugs 'Bite Me.'qtillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341878873082776791noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13899759.post-51683117786838424482007-01-30T11:36:00.000-08:002007-01-30T11:36:00.000-08:00I am so conflicted on this topic. The reason that...I am so conflicted on this topic. The reason that drugs cost large sums of money is not the manufacture cost but the research cost. I don't have any access to any facts to back this statement, but I seem to remember that only 1 out of 20 drugs actually make it to manufacture. So the cost of a drug is not just for the one that makes it but the ones that fail as well. So I can accept this.<br /><br />The problem is that the drug manufactures are only allowed to hold the "secret" for a limited time. I seem to remember a figure of 5 years. After this time has passed they are required to provide lower cost generics. But to get around this they find a new use for the drug and restart the clock. This I do not accept.PalinDromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266971697388983500noreply@blogger.com