the way to make money on insulin is by making new formulations (different release rates etc) and by making fancy delivery devices (pens, pumps etc).
all of which are legitimately helpful and puts years on people’s lives compared to plain old insulin and needles. it makes you wonder what other innovations might be possible if profitability wasn’t the main motivator.
They make drugs with patents they can use to exploit sick people, insulin doesn’t fit the bill
the way to make money on insulin is by making new formulations (different release rates etc) and by making fancy delivery devices (pens, pumps etc).
all of which are legitimately helpful and puts years on people’s lives compared to plain old insulin and needles. it makes you wonder what other innovations might be possible if profitability wasn’t the main motivator.