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Originally Posted by cschin4
I really don't know what this proves. Drugs are expensive due to the research and development process, testing, meeting stringent FDA requirements, etc. The actual cost of the ingredient used is a tiny fraction of the actual cost to bring a drug to market.
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I think you need to read the post again friend. It was not a complaint against the drug companies. We all know that R&D, as well as marketing, are their main expenses, and that all of that is figured into the price we pay for those drugs.
The point of the post is that
generic drugs are marked up steeply by the pharmacy; not as priced by the manufacturer. To that point, the poster points out that one pharmacy does not excessively mark up the generics, Costco. I think it is a very good post and only wish we had a Costco around here.