Shortage Of Child Cancer Drug Reveals Broken US Health Care System

Citizen Truth Staff
Nov 5 · 4 min read
Pfizer and Israeli company Teva were the only manufacturers of Vincristine until July 2019, when Teva made a “business decision” to stop producing the drug, leaving Pfizer as the sole U.S. producer. (Photo: John R. Perry, Pixabay)

“The average price of vincristine in the developing world, where it is on the World Health Organization’s list of essential medicines, is $1.80 a dose, compared to $42.60 per dose in the U.S.”

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