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TonyV834122 karma

Most of it has to due with the cost of R&D and the number affected with disease, The average cost of development is very high ~$1 Billion and if there is only 10,000,000 people with the disease they are going to have to split the cost among a lower number. 1/3 of all drugs don't even make their R&D costs back

TonyV834117 karma

it's mostly the size and complexity of the drug trials, as well as how many studies you have to do to prove safety.

TonyV834116 karma

The cost now is about $1 billion for the first pill.

TonyV834111 karma

I think it would lower it short term, but pharma companies would just increase their marketing to doctors instead. If you outlaw marketing to doctors that would be a bigger impact