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gregcrawford

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35. The distilled, concentrated essence...

Mon Sep 21, 2015, 08:14 AM

Sep 2015

... of pure, undiluted evil. THIS is predatory corporatism at its worst. This kind of price gouging USED to be illegal. Then Republicans happened.

The only thing evil needs in order to prevail is for "good" people to do nothing.

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Drug Goes From $13.50 a Tablet to $750, Overnight [View all] newthinking Sep 2015 OP

Proof of what Bernie says Plucketeer Sep 2015 #1

Its time for Congress to get off their ass and do something about it. Since 2011 still_one Sep 2015 #12

isnt their job raising money for campaigns? reddread Sep 2015 #33

Oh I forgot the prime directive. Of course. Perhaps we could find others who won't have as much still_one Sep 2015 #36

quite possibly we may be able to outsource those jobs to India reddread Sep 2015 #73

unbelievable! K&R secondwind Sep 2015 #2

Saw Hillary today; she said prescription prices need to be addressed by government Midnight Writer Sep 2015 #3

No,no! Didn't you get the memo? It's her fault the prices are this high. McCamy Taylor Sep 2015 #4

Oops! Sorry. I am not tech savvy, haven't learned memo thingie yet Midnight Writer Sep 2015 #6

she will propose restorefreedom Sep 2015 #55

Suprax, Doxycycline and Colchicine are other generics that have been over McCamy Taylor Sep 2015 #5

and Congress has been investigating this for years, and still hasn't gotten off their ass to do still_one Sep 2015 #14

Our Federal gov. made it illegal to buy prescription drugs from any pharmacy outside the U.S. Sunlei Sep 2015 #47

Americans can still do it though still_one Sep 2015 #48

Got a link to a Canadian Pharmancy that will take my Doctors script? or even my dogs Vets RX? Sunlei Sep 2015 #49

no, but there are legitimate ones. You need to make sure they have the right accreditations, but still_one Sep 2015 #92

It is not legal in America to import any 'common RX drug' because it is less expensive Sunlei Sep 2015 #93

Try to raise prices on generators after a hurricane and see how fast you are charged. Dustlawyer Sep 2015 #86

Horrifying. I'm allergic to all antibiotics except doxycycline. Liberty Belle Sep 2015 #18

This because we do not have free enterprise. tecelote Sep 2015 #30

I bought Metformin in Spain. Cheaper and no Rx needed. Fuck Big Pharma. CurtEastPoint Sep 2015 #75

Your Second Example Is Quite Illegal ProfessorGAC Sep 2015 #38

And check out what's happened to the price of Albuterol, needed to literally save asthmatics' lives. TygrBright Sep 2015 #65

I was using two inhalers a month and have no prescription insurance passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #68

And don't get me started on Xaralto, the new nasty name brand alternative to Coumadin. McCamy Taylor Sep 2015 #7

Congress has to change the law to force the FDA to accept more generics with proper testing of still_one Sep 2015 #13

"reversed" is the word that I believe the poster was looking for. Ilsa Sep 2015 #19

That makes sense, especially in the context of monitoring. Thanks still_one Sep 2015 #23

The FDA could take action. No generic version of Daraprim exists, and they might be able to still_one Sep 2015 #8

The problem is not the "generic (drug) process" BumRushDaShow Sep 2015 #25

Sounds reasonable. Turbineguy Sep 2015 #9

pharmaceutical companies are a disgrace. they raise the prices because they can. IcyPeas Sep 2015 #10

This case is particularly telling passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #69

We know Romney would defend this..... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #11

Take the profit Dan Sep 2015 #15

Fukng disgusting! C Moon Sep 2015 #16

my prescription of colchicine wdkellysr Sep 2015 #17

The people who voted in GingrichCare area51 Sep 2015 #20

it's like Romney's tax breaks--the pols all thunder about good Murkans being reamed while the rich MisterP Sep 2015 #83

my generic blood pressure medication went from $5 a month to over $100 month hollysmom Sep 2015 #21

This is happening to generics, too. Cassidy Sep 2015 #22

k and r...nt Stuart G Sep 2015 #24

How much worse can it get in America? Lytex Sep 2015 #26

+1 CountAllVotes Sep 2015 #45

Welcome TPP orpupilofnature57 Sep 2015 #27

the CEO is a charmer Enrique Sep 2015 #28

Shkreli then retorted. flobee1 Sep 2015 #31

Hedge fund mgrs are slick grifters;hedge fund owners R slickest grifters of all Divernan Sep 2015 #50

We KNOW why you did it, asshole; nobody is that stupid William Seger Sep 2015 #53

Wikpedia page on Shkreli.. grahampuba Sep 2015 #58

When I read this, I could think of only one thing to say nichomachus Sep 2015 #67

Time to bring back the guillotine. FuzzyRabbit Sep 2015 #89

How long are patents on medicine valid? DetlefK Sep 2015 #29

Here is what the FDA has to say on that topic... xocet Sep 2015 #56

There are mechanisms by which they can extend the patent nichomachus Sep 2015 #66

the invisible hand of the free market at work bringing 'wonder' drugs to us all. magical thyme Sep 2015 #32

I managed to find it for $1.67 a pill customerserviceguy Sep 2015 #34

Canada does not allow this FreakinDJ Sep 2015 #39

Before I got insurance from my work Le Taz Hot Sep 2015 #40

I still have insurance at work customerserviceguy Sep 2015 #71

The distilled, concentrated essence... gregcrawford Sep 2015 #35

"Then Republicans happened." Le Taz Hot Sep 2015 #41

To answer your first line... gregcrawford Sep 2015 #42

Which means We the People are still WAY outnumbered Le Taz Hot Sep 2015 #44

No argument here. n/t gregcrawford Sep 2015 #46

I bought a generic last month, it was......... mrmpa Sep 2015 #37

even 13.50 a tablet was a fabulous profit. Price gouging with medicine should be illegal.Congress? Sunlei Sep 2015 #43

We all need to write our state and federal reps and senators. Report back on respones. greatlaurel Sep 2015 #51

Tell them what you think. I did. oldandhappy Sep 2015 #52

If I told what I think should happen to this guy, the authorities would pay me a Doctor_J Sep 2015 #81

My 20 y.o. chemo drugs cost $20K/round but NIH says the real price is $1600/round wordpix Sep 2015 #54

Toxoplasmosis can really knock you on your ass for a long time. Lychee2 Sep 2015 #57

If our health care system were run by organized crime, this is an example of how it would work. Maineman Sep 2015 #59

This is something for the "Consumer Financial Protection Bureau" to tackle. I hope they have Cal33 Sep 2015 #60

Best healthcare in the world! progressoid Sep 2015 #61

Funny how we deride big pharma here yer trust them implicitly Puzzledtraveller Sep 2015 #62

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #63

China executes criminals like this guy. We reward them. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2015 #64

“It really doesn’t make sense to get any criticism for this," Martin Shkreli said writer not writing Sep 2015 #70

Horsewhip the CEO in the public square (NT) The Wizard Sep 2015 #72

His name is Martin Shkreli freethought Sep 2015 #74

marty, you disgusting excuse for a human, may you receive everything you deserve. niyad Sep 2015 #76

'Young Gentleman Buys Rights to AIDS Drug, Raises Price From $13.50 to $750 a Pill' Lychee2 Sep 2015 #77

An Easier to View Marty McGraw Sep 2015 #78

Your video doesn't have his psychopathic little smile in it. Lychee2 Sep 2015 #80

free market healthcare! If you don't like this, you hate America!! Doctor_J Sep 2015 #79

Free Market only works if it is actually free and there is competition JCMach1 Sep 2015 #82

This weasel is bilking a system that is subsidized by taxpayers brentspeak Sep 2015 #84

What's wrong with America right now? Unknown Beatle Sep 2015 #85

Yes, he is an evil psychopathic creep. Lychee2 Sep 2015 #88

There ought to be a law libodem Sep 2015 #87

I can't decide if hedge fund managers are cannibals or guinea worms. GliderGuider Sep 2015 #90

FUCK Pharma and their emoticon shills. LeftOfWest Sep 2015 #91

Don't get mad forest444 Sep 2015 #94