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May 10, 2017

How Taxpayer Money Provides the Research for Big Pharma

Public money and public universities boost Big Pharma’s profits, so shouldn’t the public be able to afford the drugs?
By Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz and Clo Copass / yesmagazine.org

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