Technology

59653 readers

2807 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

Follow the lemmy.world rules.
Only tech related content.
Be excellent to each another!
Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
Politics threads may be removed.
No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

510

Pharmaceutical companies hiked the price of 775 drugs this year so far, including Ozempic and Mounjaro — exceeding the rate of inflation (arstechnica.com)

submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

32 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Pharmaceutical companies hiked the price of 775 drugs this year so far, including Ozempic and Mounjaro — exceeding the rate of inflation::Meanwhile, Senate to consider subpoenas to force pharma CEOs testify on prices.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago (6 children)

The free market can regulate and drugs are a good example of that.

[–] crackajack@reddthat.com 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

"The free market can regulate according to my own pricing and the cartel's."- a CEO

[–] moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Hopefully people get the sarcasm in my comment.

Drugs like everything else can't follow the free market. Free market means more wealth for the wealthiest and nothing for the 99%.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago

Poe's law.

load more comments (1 replies)

load more comments (3 replies)