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by jteppinette 1525 days ago
This is not true. It typically takes 10 years to develop new prescription drugs and fully complete regulatory approval.

Private companies are perfectly positioned to accomplish such tasks, because they are not beholden to re-election timelines or shifting voter demands.

Also, the efficiency for such a project’s necessary capital allocation can be adequately determined in the private sector by a profit analysis.