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[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

"Already approved by regulators in the US "

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[-] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago

Older, now-generic drugs. Los of companies produce and sell them for other purposes.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Imagine Tylenol is found to cure a disease.

Tylenol is already approved, with known conditions under which it is safe and not safe.

Therefore, it is easier and safer to test a new use for Tylenol than starting from scratch testing a previously unknown drug.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Due to an unforseen supply issue, Tylenol is now $1000 a bottle.

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