Congressman calls for probe into Valeant’s pricing of lead poisoning drug
The real disgusting thing here is that EDTA, the heavy metal chelator, is one of the most commonly used chemicals in molecular biology. It costs very little to synthesize and is very stable when stored at room temp. In fact, it can be stored as a powder and reconstituted just-in-time to increase stability. There really is no reason this drug should cost more than a few dollars.