The Price of Pills

An episode of the In the Balance podcast, hosted by BBC World Service, titled "The Price of Pills" was published on September 22, 2018 and runs 26 minutes.

September 22, 2018 ·26m · In the Balance

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Drug firms are coming under fire from the US, Europe and China over the cost of some of their products. But is it simply the price we have to pay if we want Big Pharma to keep producing life-saving medicines?

President Trump has vowed to drive down drug prices "substantially" - we hear why a lack of haggling means the latest patented pills typically cost more in the US than almost anywhere else in the world.

We hear from Big Pharma itself - an industry figure tells us high prices reflect the years of research...

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