This phenomenon isn’t confined to inhalers. Hundreds of thousands of Americans who rely on prescription drugs and devices are being gouged into poverty just to stay alive.
FTC Chair Lina Khan shows Lesley Stahl an asthma inhaler that costs dollars in Europe but hundreds in the U.S. She says drugmakers register patents on inhaler parts like the cap-strap to keep low-cost generics off the market. https://t.co/xfxUTrGrFB pic.twitter.com/YUWH4PKkCn
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 22, 2024
