“Supplies of Critical Child Leukemia Drug Are Almost Gone” [Atlantic Wire] Earlier on the shortage of hospital and community drugs, and Washington’s role in it, here, here, here, here, and here.
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by Walter Olson on February 13, 2012
“Supplies of Critical Child Leukemia Drug Are Almost Gone” [Atlantic Wire] Earlier on the shortage of hospital and community drugs, and Washington’s role in it, here, here, here, here, and here.
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bububuubb if there’s an unfilled customer demand then SURELY some producer will step in to fill it! SURELY it’s not possible that NOBODY could produce this drug! I mean, I learned right there in my Macroeconomics 101 class that if there is a demand then someone will provide!
…what do you mean “regulations make it unprofitable”?
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