When the patents expire, these drug(s) will be replaced by new, and even more expensive, and supposedly better, patented drugs. So don't hold your breath for that.
The real question to ponder is why do they cost 290k per year? Why not 29k per year? Or 2.9 million per year? And why only in the US, and much less everywhere else?
Outrageously expensive. When do the patents expire?
When the patents expire, these drug(s) will be replaced by new, and even more expensive, and supposedly better, patented drugs. So don't hold your breath for that.
The real question to ponder is why do they cost 290k per year? Why not 29k per year? Or 2.9 million per year? And why only in the US, and much less everywhere else?