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by alan_cx 4822 days ago
Nothing. Its to do with getting back the millions invested in the R&D. Do you even have the slightest idea how much it costs to develop these drugs? Often the rewards for the actual people who do the R&D are pretty poor.
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> Often the rewards for the actual people who do the R&D are pretty poor.

It seems to be in line with the this [1] comment but due to completely different reasons. If you have some insight into money allocation in a drug company could give an answer to the linked comment?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5472861