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azan_ • today at 2:08 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

How exactly is there no potential for large profit there? I’d say there potential for huge profit if you reduce cost of manufacturing drugs!


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moregrist • today at 2:54 AM

The cost of manufacturing drugs is not where pharma makes it’s profits. Look at the margins for competitive generic drugs and over the counter medicine. Margins are tight.

Pharma makes bank on drugs that are patent protected. Squeezing the manufacturing cost is a small gain on top of that.

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