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Doctors in England told not to start new patients on ADHD drugs due to shortage (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Maybe the UK should join the US in importing all their pharmaceuticals from China: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-10/fda-allows-more-cancer-drug-imports-from-china-amid-shortage

This is the actual solution, and I'm not sure why I'm getting so many downvotes from it. Clearly, purely capitalist markets aren't enough to sustain a decent pharmaceuticals industry.

[–] BaronVonBort@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Omg!! Next they may be importing them from INDIA!!! /s

[–] Schorsch@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago

In which world is the Chinese market not capitalist? Chinese drug exports are absolutely for-profit. They don't export out of philanthropy. It's probably even worse than elsewhere!

[–] Zippy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Every other type of market system ensures there simply is no access.

China drugs hardly go thru any tests to ensure they are safe. Simply release them to market and check for negative side effects after.

[–] Blursty@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

What a load of bollocks.

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago

This is the same drug being sourced from a different supplier. What the fuck are you talking about?