A Not-For-Profit Vaccine From Johnson & Johnson? Not so fast.
Upon closer look, J&J stands to profit handsomely.
Upon closer look, J&J stands to profit handsomely.
I’m afraid there’s no way I’ll be able to balance paying off my student loans, paying for necessities like housing, AND paying for my medication.
"The price hike coincides with the company's push to get its drug to more patients — specifically those diagnosed with COVID-19."
There was a point where I was in so much discomfort that I paid $60 for just a couple of packets, but I could never afford the full dose my doctor prescribed.
Drug companies only showed interest in COVID-19 vaccines and treatments when huge profits arose.
As the COVID-19 crisis grows, Big Pharma is trying to position itself as the key to ending this pandemic. But drug corporations have been uninterested in fighting infectious diseases for decades.
If I were prescribed a drug like Onglyza again, I would have to use a credit card to pay for it, and I would go into debt.
The federal government will be the single largest investor and the largest purchaser of an upcoming COVID-19 vaccine or treatment.
Patients For Affordable Drugs is the only independent national patient organization focused exclusively on achieving policy changes to lower the price of prescription drugs.