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    Why Astronomical Drug Prices Are Bad For Health — And Profits

    Fatima Suleman, a professor of pharmaceutical sciences, hopes that WHO's Fair Pricing Forum can help lower drug costs — and benefit drug manufacturers.
    by Jason Beaubien Apr 12, 2019 3 minutes
    Immunizations are one of the most cost-effective health interventions. Yet some vaccines are too expensive to be distributed in low- and middle-income countries.

    The price of pharmaceuticals around the world can vary dramatically depending on who's paying for the drugs and where those patients happen to live.

    Take the pneumonia vaccine. Doctors Without Borders just struck a deal on it for refugee children in Greece. The aid group will pay $9 per immunization for a drug with a list price of $540. In local Greek pharmacies, the vaccine costs $168. France pays $189 for the inoculation while

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