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lalalinda
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posted September 22, 2015 10:26 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for lalalinda     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This is bad news for AID's patients.
This drug takes one dollar to produce, sells for 13.50 per pill and now that Martin Shkreli has bought the rights to this drug he is selling it for 750.00 per pill. This is a 5500% increase.

I've searched the internet to see if any Presidential Candidate has anything to say about this.

Ms. Clinton does, she wants to cap medicine prices. I totally agree with this.

Honestly knowflakes, I don't want to argue about Hillary, I use her as an example because at this point she is the only candidate commenting on this extreme greed issue.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/business/a-huge-overnight-inc rease-in-a-drugs-price-raises-protests.html?_r=0

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lalalinda
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posted September 22, 2015 12:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for lalalinda     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I was mistaken, Bernie Sanders has been investigating Drug price gouging long before it was brought to the attention of the media.

Bernie Investigating Drug Price Gouging Before CEO Raised AIDS Drug Price: Here are the Details

http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/09/bernie-was-investigating-recent-drug-price-gouging-long-before-ceo-raised-price-on-aids-drug-now-bernies-invesigating-ceo/

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juniperb
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posted September 22, 2015 02:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks Lala

I was listening to CNN talking about the gouging. Seems if one is not a multi millionaire, you die for needs not met because of greed. A shameful situtation here in the U.S.

I have an inhaler that started out $20 co-pay w/insurance and now it is considered a higher tier drug and it goes for $180 w/ insurance now .

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lalalinda
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posted September 22, 2015 03:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for lalalinda     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hey Ms. Juni,

here's more in-depth info on this travesty

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/20/1423213/-Martin-Shkreli-s-greed-knows-no-end-Bernie-Sanders-is-the-only-Democrat-with-a-plan-to-stop-him#

http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/09/bernie-was-investigating-recent-drug-price-gouging-long-before-ceo-raised-price-on-aids-drug-now-bernies-invesigating-ceo/

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posted September 23, 2015 02:21 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

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posted September 24, 2015 09:57 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It's definitely a valid concern.

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Catalina
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posted September 25, 2015 01:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Catalina     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
One reason MOST drugs cost way more than they should..this is but one of many cases lately. Not only are they spending fortunes on bribing salesmen and doctors to push meds but the cost of those fines is added in too 😉
http://abc7chicago.com/news/glaxosmithkline-fined-$4888m-for-massive-bribery-netw ork-/316390/

Another case in the States nailed makers of antidepressants for "encouraging" prescriptions of antidepressants and anxiety meds on kids. . $3bn fine

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posted October 03, 2015 12:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The media coverage is dying down but concerned groups are pushing to keep it in the forfront.
Will try to find the referenced ^ article .

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posted October 09, 2015 05:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Catalina     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It's becoming an epidemic!
http://usuncut.com/class-war/valeant-ceo-shareholder-profit/

I have my doubts about how much people actually need many of these drugs. .seems the pharma biz agrees.

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lalalinda
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posted December 17, 2015 11:34 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for lalalinda     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
They arrested Martin Shkreli on securities fraud. Yes!

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ceo-reviled-for-drug-price-gouging-is-arrested-on-fraud-charges/ar-BBnEN3Z?ocid=spartandhp

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posted December 17, 2015 07:21 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I was so delighted to see the weasel in handcuffs. Justice anyone

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lalalinda
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posted December 18, 2015 10:59 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for lalalinda     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Me too Ms juni

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Catalina
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posted December 18, 2015 01:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Catalina     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Seems he is being skewered for scamming the Investor class...price gouging sick people not important enough.

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lalalinda
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posted December 02, 2016 10:41 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for lalalinda     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Update on Daraprim

This is an amazing story and shows just how bad pharma greed has gotten, these high school kids were able to make Daraprim in a pure form for 2 dollars a pill.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/dec/01/australian-students-recreate-martin-shkreli-price-hike-drug-in-school-lab
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/01/breaking-good-australian-schoolboys-reproduce-martin-shkreli/

Martin Shkreli is still a weasel

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