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by kubectl_h 601 days ago
What makes you think these two are comparable? Just that they are drugs? No one is requiring anyone to take these drugs -- people are coming to the conclusion on their own. And a lot of people taking these drugs are not paying the companies that own the production of them. The rapid rise in compounding pharmacies (think of these as "wildcat" pharmacies) producing these drugs is currently causing an opportunity cost to the owners of patents of these drugs. There really isn't any conspiracy here.

And there is no shortage of moralizing and FUD about these drugs. Just read this comment thread.