THE WAY I SEE IT -- Blaming the drug makers is not reasonable if we made no effort to ensure supply continuance
Cancer doctors are calling for a permanent fix to drug shortages in Canada. Three chemotherapy cancer drugs face national shortages, putting pressure on health care providers Amina Zafar ~~ CBC News ~~ Aug 05, 2019 Cancer specialists are concerned national shortages of three vital cancer drugs could lead to a time when they could run out of treatment options for patients in Canada... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY : This situation is flat-out unacceptable . Pharmaceutical manufacturers make $ billions on their patented drugs, having a monopoly on sales for the duration of their 20-year patents. To be fair, drugs are patented on discovery and have to go though clinical trials and can face legal challenges before they can be approved. If clinical trials fail, the drug maker has an expensive and useless patent on its hands. Then there is the bureaucracy of the approving authority. Health Canada is not renowned for its swiftness...