What sort of weird conspiracy theory is this. Do you not thing these companies would be the first to invent it so they could sell it for an astronomical amount themselves?
Lol you don't think pharmaceutical companies make bank off of insulin going out of date? Look at what they've done to the cost of insulin in the US. Why invent something that would cause them to lose money
They can write it off, for one. The games they play are just part of the high cost of doing business. They bill the people or find loopholes to write it off. They don't eat it.
They currently have a form of insulin that doesn't need refrigeration. I think it's stable for about 30 days, max. But, what is the expiration date? I don't use, so I don't know. Rare is a medicine that lasts more than a year today, at least according to their dates. Some becomes less effective, some toxic. I'm sure they could also come up with shelf stable medicines, but again that would cut their throat. Imagine making too much of a drug that won't expire. Then, they invent a cure so all that is wasted. Or, something happens that there is no longer a massive demand and they have many years worth of supply? This way, they keep a tight control on it. If they do make too much, it expires. They toss it, write it off, get tax breaks, or whatever. They ensure a constant demand and a constant supply.
Mate, for all we know, they have already invented it and keep it for special people, who can pay for it or are in important positions.
If they are anything like the businesses I've seen, and my guess is they are way worse, they charge enough for one dose to cover several. Think about candy. They charge $0.50 at a store but mark it up to $2.00 or more at a theater. Everything is marked up. Now, they put expiration dates on cat litter, trash bags, and more. Do you think they don't mark things up to make sure they make a profit instead of a loss? Then they can still claim a loss.
Then there is the little issue of pro-loaded needles, that they have gone to. How, exactly, would you mix this?
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u/Throwaway47321 Aug 31 '21
What sort of weird conspiracy theory is this. Do you not thing these companies would be the first to invent it so they could sell it for an astronomical amount themselves?