Are Biological Therapies in Modern Medicine too expensive and therefore inaccessible?

Fazleh Mahomed @Fazleh_Mahomed

01 January 1970 1 3K Report

http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/drugs/ced/pdf/rituxan.pdf

Are drug companies investing in research for medication for the Rich?

Cost makes most of this new class of drugs inaccessible to most.

Is this ethical?

Discuss...

Dennis Mazur

Rigorous testing of new medical purported medical therapies is crucial for human safety.

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