The Sigma price was purely to give an indication and show that its a relatively cheap and common chemical not something esoteric.
IMO, whether its $950 or $27k in the US, that is still outrageously high, considering that in the UK the same drug used to be sold to the NHS for under £8 a dose.
In fact, as its out of patent, I'm surprised people don't just point to the price in other countries right away before making excuses for the manufacturer.
> A pharmaceutical that is being produced in such low volumes, irrespective of how mundane and cheap the raw chemical may be, cannot be produced cheaply.
And, in the UK, the National Health Service used to pay under £8 a dose according to an old copy of the British National Formulary (which is a publication which lists medicines , their uses and prices in the UK).
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IMO, whether its $950 or $27k in the US, that is still outrageously high, considering that in the UK the same drug used to be sold to the NHS for under £8 a dose.
In fact, as its out of patent, I'm surprised people don't just point to the price in other countries right away before making excuses for the manufacturer.