The R&D on them, as well as the FDA studies on them, were done decades ago.
They charge as much as they can get away with. I think they found that point now.
No, it's a new drug because it is in a new format. The FDA isn't going to rubber stamp it without researching it, regardless of whether it's the same active ingredient+delivery method or not. That's not how the FDA works. If you don't like it, talk to your congress critters.
They can only get away with charging that much, because tha guvment has the infrastructure in place (FDA and courts) keeping a high barrier to entry in the market.
You guys, please stop letting your emotions get in the way of seeing clearly here just because someone is charging an exorbitant price because they can. That's called capitalism. The problem is tha guvment keeping competitors out of the market for one reason or another.
