i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoPfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That's a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful.mastodon.worldexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1273arrow-down18
arrow-up1265arrow-down1external-linkPfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That's a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful.mastodon.worldi_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square78fedilink
minus-squarebetz24@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·9 months agoIsn’t Pfizer going to offer Paxlovid free of charge till 2028 if your uninsured or underinsured? https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-amends-us-government-paxlovid-supply-agreement-and Who would be the people affected by this?
minus-squareWilibus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoAre they going to claim that as a $13 write off or a $1400 write off?
Isn’t Pfizer going to offer Paxlovid free of charge till 2028 if your uninsured or underinsured?
https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-amends-us-government-paxlovid-supply-agreement-and
Who would be the people affected by this?
Are they going to claim that as a $13 write off or a $1400 write off?