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The man bought the rights to vital medicines and raised the price to 13, $ 5 to $ 750
Site found a striking story about the "savage grin of capitalism." Meet Martin Shkreli 32 and he - the founder of the biopharmaceutical company Turing Pharmaceuticals, based in Brooklyn, New Yorkom.Na at his page on one of the dating services (page now removed), Martin wrote that founded the company in order to "look for ways to cope with rare diseases "and that he spends a lot of time thinking about" investments, family values and the suffering of the people ».
This month Martin acquired for $ 55 million right medicine Daraprim, life is necessary for AIDS and cancer.
Shkreli, which was once called the "promising young philanthropist" has decided to increase the price of Daraprim from $ 13, 5 up to $ 750 (the price of a daily dose).
In an interview with Bloomberg Shkreli he justified his decision by saying that it "is necessary to make a profit to invest in the creation of new versions of the drug».
Shkreli also filed complaints about inaccuracies in Washigton Post, stating that medicine used to cost $ 18 instead of $ 13, 5 and that, accordingly, the price rose by only 4,000% instead of 5000%.
In general, the initial cost of the drug was $ 1 and the time of purchase rights Shkreli reached $ 13, 5 per pill. In connection with the further sharp increase in the treatment of many patients AH was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars a year that not everyone can afford.
Daraprim inhibits infection known as toxoplasmosis, and can also be used to treat malaria. This drug is listed as the most important basic medicines World Health Organization.
After the scandal Shkreli said in an interview ABC News, the price will be reduced, but has not announced how much.
via www.zozhnik.ru/oskal-kapitalizma-etot-chelovek-kupil-prava-na-zhiznenno-vazhnoe-lekarstvo-i-podnyal-cenu-s-135-do-750/
This month Martin acquired for $ 55 million right medicine Daraprim, life is necessary for AIDS and cancer.
Shkreli, which was once called the "promising young philanthropist" has decided to increase the price of Daraprim from $ 13, 5 up to $ 750 (the price of a daily dose).
In an interview with Bloomberg Shkreli he justified his decision by saying that it "is necessary to make a profit to invest in the creation of new versions of the drug».
Shkreli also filed complaints about inaccuracies in Washigton Post, stating that medicine used to cost $ 18 instead of $ 13, 5 and that, accordingly, the price rose by only 4,000% instead of 5000%.
In general, the initial cost of the drug was $ 1 and the time of purchase rights Shkreli reached $ 13, 5 per pill. In connection with the further sharp increase in the treatment of many patients AH was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars a year that not everyone can afford.
Daraprim inhibits infection known as toxoplasmosis, and can also be used to treat malaria. This drug is listed as the most important basic medicines World Health Organization.
After the scandal Shkreli said in an interview ABC News, the price will be reduced, but has not announced how much.
via www.zozhnik.ru/oskal-kapitalizma-etot-chelovek-kupil-prava-na-zhiznenno-vazhnoe-lekarstvo-i-podnyal-cenu-s-135-do-750/
