Have we done Ratboy and the 5000% Aids drug hike

[AtW]

lets hope someone starts making generic variants at $5 a tablet would love to see this scumbag broke

He's got big lawyers to protect his interests, certainly in US market...

[vetran]

He's got big lawyers to protect his interests, certainly in US market...

Patent has expired apparently. Generic is fine.

Were I a competitor I would manufacture & sell via a shell corporation/resellers at minimum US profit.

[AtW]

Patent has expired apparently. Generic is fine.

Wouldn't it need to get approved by FDA?

[vetran]

Wouldn't it need to get approved by FDA?

Generic Drugs: Questions and Answers

[NickFitz]

He's got form for this; last time, he was screwing money out of children with a kidney disease: Martin Shkreli price gouging: The hedge fund bro pulled drug price hike scheme in his last job, is being sued for $65 million

[centurian]

Were I a competitor I would manufacture & sell via a shell corporation/resellers at minimum US profit.

Even without a patent required, barriers to entry are still high in the US - he's banking on the fact that no-one will shell out the cash required to set up manufacturing facilities etc. for a low-volume drug.

[DimPrawn]

I his latest move doesn't pay off, he can always fall to lower depths and become a recruitment agent.

[vetran]

Even without a patent required, barriers to entry are still high in the US - he's banking on the fact that no-one will shell out the cash required to set up manufacturing facilities etc. for a low-volume drug.

Not that high that a profit of $4.90 a pill isn't attractive surely. Also after this behavior I would imagine doors would be propped open for a reputable competitor.

[SimonMac]

If there was any money in a generic version, one would already exist, sadly it looks like there isn't so no one will push for one now

[Sysman]

He's got big lawyers to protect his interests, certainly in US market...

"'The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers"

-- William Shakespeare