Dr. Michel Accad writes:
The shaming campaign that followed last week’s news [3] of two generic drug prices somersaulting into the stratosphere after being acquired by private companies is not too surprising. The idea that a drug which cost $13.50 one day can cost $750 the next, seemingly on the whim of greedy Wall Street investors and pharma start-ups, is fodder for the outrage machine.
But what the outrage machine does not realize is the extent to which the generic healthcare supplies are constantly on the brink of shortage.