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text: big pharma targets profits in rare diseases all of the worlds most expensive drugs are used to treat uncommon conditions image credits stocksnappixabay  
  one might think big pharma garners most of its profit peddling pills for more wellknown diseases but new research shows that pharmaceutical companies are instead searching for the next big thing in rare diseases 
  big pharmas profit margins continue to rise considerably with rarer diseases simply because they can charge more for the pills than they do for medication for more common ailments 
  the search for the next moneymaker within rare diseases has actually halted some of the advancements for more common ailments which may explain why they still havent discovered a cure for some of the most common diseases affecting the worlds population 
  in  the orphan drug act started to incentivize the creation of drugs for rarer diseases to ensure that those suffering from uncommon conditions were not neglected in new scientific research simply because the drugs werent as profitable 
  because of the incentives which include reduced taxes and reduced or waived regulatory fees over  new drugs for uncommon diseases have hit the market since the law was introduced 
  for common illnesses big pharma can get still turnover big profits while not charging a fortune for the drug for example liptior atorvastatin which is used to regulate cholesterol generates a sales profit of  billion with the prescription only costing patients around  per day 
  but with rare diseases prices must be kept high in order to keep big pharma in business this means that while those with uncommon illnesses may benefit healthwise from the new measures their pocketbooks are in for a hit 
  for example the cystic fibrosis drug kalydeco by vertex costs individual patients  
  gileads sovaldi used to treat hepatitis c cashes in at  for a paltry week course of medication 
  and soliris used to treat rare blood conditions costs the patient a whopping  per year 
  the list of the  most expensive drugs that are currently manufactured are all created to treat orphan or uncommon illnesses 
  thanks to these laws that allow big pharma to charge these insane amounts of money they can use those who suffer from rare diseases as their cash cows 
  drugs for rare diseases will account for  of pharmaceutical branded drug profits by the year  newsletter sign up get the latest breaking news  specials from alex jones and the infowars crew related articles