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Katie Porter: “You bought it approved for the market, knowing it would be profitable. You hiked the price to pay for R&D, but you…”

On the recordMay 17, 2021
You bought it approved for the market, knowing it would be profitable. You hiked the price to pay for R&D, but you haven't made the drug any better, even as you doubled the cost.
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Katie Porter
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing AbbVie for raising drug prices without improving the product.

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