Supreme Douchebag Of The World

[4Vikram]

Source: Healthline
 

That's a disease that's not too common, but can be fatal for newborns and mothers who suffer from AIDS, cancer patients and anyone who has a compromised immune system. Basically, Daraprim is the thing keeping these people alive.
  Now for most people that would qualify it to be cheap and affordable, but Martin Shkreli isn't most people.

Source: 9News

 

For those not in the know, Martin Shkreli's company just acquired the rights to the drug and immediately raised the price to $750 a tablet from a mere $13.50 overnight.
 

Source: Slate
 

That's an incredible 5500% jump in the price of a single tablet! What makes it worse is that Daraprim is on the World Health Organisation's List Of Essential Medicines.

 

When he was asked about this, Martin Shkreli responded to Bloombergsaying,"We need to turn a profit on the drug."
 

Source: Bloomberg
 

As if determined to seal the deal on his newly-acquired title of Supreme Douchebag Of The World, he went on to say he believed it was "still under priced, compared to its peers."
 

According to the Daily Mail and Bloomberg, the drug costs only $1 to manufacture. Since his announcement, people across the Internet have registered their anger at the price increase, but Shkerli seems unfazed.
 

According to health experts, the price increase may force hospitals to use less than efficient therapies that are cheaper.
  As of now, it's hard to say how this will affect the drug's pricing in India, but basically this is the perfect example how a free market without the proper checks in place can run roughshod over the needs of the less than privileged.

[stockdazzler]

oka pill ki $750 enti ra verripook. ilage continue iathey mana health insurance month ki $5000 avuthadi

[AverageDesiGuy]

Kill Him Sir!

[AverageDesiGuy]

Check me out tonight on ABC @ 6:30. Only 2,000 Americans take our medicine annually, making it one of the most infrequently used drugs

[rajnik]

lamdbi koduku...

[mustang302]

$750/pill aa...!!

[4Vikram]

$750/pill aa...!!

yes lamb dk gadu chesi 10gadu, emana ante profits kavali anta 

[ramana1212]

China oddu color shape marchi $2 ki odultaadu...apudu eedi doola teertadi

[Sreemanthudu]

yes lamb dk gadu chesi 10gadu, emana ante profits kavali anta 

[Spartan]

taggista annaru kada malli....but a reduced price declare seyyale inka...

 

but how come FDA is approving his drug is the qn...

 

fcking lobbyists

[4Vikram]

taggista annaru kada malli....but a reduced price declare seyyale inka...

 

but how come FDA is approving his drug is the qn...

 

fcking lobbyists

no idea man, vadu thagi ante kudaradu anatu unadu kada 

[sattipandu]

nenu contradicting report/news chadivaaa

 

actually pill price went from 13.5$ per one to 18$ per one

 

evaro media house thappu report chesindhi % increase in price adey carry chesaaru migatha clickbait new sites without confirming with pill manufacturing/marketing firm

 

edo press letter issue chesaaru & the price hike they justified saying that additional money generated from this would be put back into research to make the pill more affordable in near future

[TeluguAbbayi]

already approved and use lo unna drug ki rights konnadu anduke he hiked on his wish. he is 32 and now mist hated CEO anta..intha jarigaka statement ichade he will reduce the price ani but damage was done already