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Warpy

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5. You'd think the brand name guys would jump at the chance

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon May 1, 2023, 11:25 AM

May 2023

to sell their more expensive drugs while generics are in short supply, thus generating some windfall profits.

Something else is at work here, from planned shortages to up the price to diversion of stocks to organized crime, both of which have happened in the past with other drugs.

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What's behind shortages of Adderall, Ozempic and other meds? [View all] Eugene Apr 2023 OP

Let me guess: to increase prices? intrepidity Apr 2023 #1

Some kind of fake crisis for sure, with increased profits as the end game Blue Owl Apr 2023 #3

The article suggests two things: less reliance on foreign suppliers for key raw materials and Eugene Apr 2023 #4

I was on Ozempic for a while... hippywife Apr 2023 #2

You'd think the brand name guys would jump at the chance Warpy May 2023 #5