Li Li from Lotus Company quickly contacted the foreign original drug manufacturer, Weilang Pharmaceutical in Eagle Country.
CEO Thomas attached great importance to the newly developed Eastern customers and personally answered the phone.
"Dear Li, I'm glad to receive your call. What? Trientine hydrochloride is completely unsaleable in China? This is really bad news."
However, after listening to Li Li's appeal, he spread his hands and expressed that he was helpless.
"I'm sorry, but we can't agree to your request. It's not easy to develop a new iteration of trientine hydrochloride."
"The company currently has no plans in this regard, and the huge investment in research and development needs to be carefully considered."
Li Li couldn't help but asked: "This medicine has been on the market for decades, is it so difficult to just improve it a little bit?"
Thomas chuckled: "Yeah, it's been on the market for so long. If you don't think it's difficult, you can try it."
Li Li suddenly said, if this was really that easy, he wouldn't introduce the original drug.
And the most important problem is that Lotus, like many Chinese pharmaceutical companies, does not pay attention to research and development at all and is a marketing-oriented pharmaceutical company.
The company's R&D department is ineffective, and there are only a few R&D personnel in total. They are still making mistakes. They can't even produce generic drugs, so they still make improved drugs?
Li Li was very self-aware of the level of his company, so he had to hold his nose and endure it, settle for the next best thing, and make another request.
"Mr. Thomas, this medicine cannot be sold now. We want to introduce another medicine. Is it possible?"
Thomas' eyes widened and his tone suddenly became less friendly: "Li, we have signed a contract. Quentin is not selling well in China. This may be a market problem or a patient problem. In short, it is not ours." Question. If we can change medications at will, why do we need a contract?”
Li Li also looked ugly: "Thomas, then I'm afraid we won't be able to fulfill the contract as agreed."
Thomas was stunned for a moment, and his head was full of question marks: "No, is your Lotus company just going back on its word like this, without the spirit of contract?"
Li Li spoke eloquently: "In business, we have no choice but to stop the loss in time. Besides, it is very common to tear up the contract. We also lost the upfront expenses, but you still made a profit."
He smiled coldly in his heart, this Thomas was too rare and strange, wasn't the contract meant to be torn up? Since Lotus can't profit from the introduction of new drugs, why should it fulfill the contract? It's not like the other party didn't get paid, so what the hell is the spirit of the contract still being talked about here?
Thomas suppressed the anger in his heart and asked curiously: "Can I ask? Why can't this medicine be sold in China?"
Li Li had nothing to hide and told everything: "Because that damn Sanqing Pharmaceutical has built a shared laboratory to provide raw materials directly to patients. There are very few patients with orphan drugs, and then some patients learn to take them on their own." When it comes to pharmaceuticals, other patients have followed suit and made their own medicines, and now we can’t sell them at all.”
Thomas thought thoughtfully: "Fortunately, we in Eagle Country don't have such ridiculous things. Your drug regulatory department is so irresponsible. They should learn from the FDA and tighten supervision."
Li Li rolled his eyes and said it lightly. Who doesn't know that the API manufacturers are all in China. Even if there are pharmaceutical companies in Eagle Country who want to do this, they don't have the unique conditions in China.
However, he still echoed the criticism of the Food and Drug Administration: "Yes, the medical environment in Eagle Country is good, the market is large, prices are expensive, and pharmaceutical companies have high profits. It is indeed the world's largest pharmaceutical market. We can't even enter if we want to." Go, it’s not like in China, there is no freedom at all, and there is always a centralized purchase of medical insurance, and the price cannot be raised at all.”
"Haha," Thomas said simply, knowing that the matter was not appropriate, he left directly: "Li, it's a pity that this cooperation cannot satisfy both parties. Let the lawyers handle the next matter. I hope there will be cooperation next time. Opportunity. I'm very busy here, so I won't say much more. Goodbye."
Li Li hung up the phone and was stunned for a while before reacting: "Lawyer? What the hell, do you want to appeal to the court?"
He was immediately furious: "M foreign devils, who are these people? I won't cooperate with their company in the future."
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. The introduction of the new drug was really a big loss. Not only did he lose the upfront cost, but he also had to be sued by Valeant for compensation. The contract was signed in the first place and he knew how much it would cost.
But there is nothing we can do. If we do not terminate the contract, the subsequent costs will be higher, and domestic market promotion will also cost a lot of money. It is really not worth the gain.
He couldn't help but check Valeant online to see if there was any recent negative news.
"Ouch!" Unexpectedly, after searching, a big news popped up. Li Li suddenly laughed: "This Weilang company has too much time to take care of itself. There are a lot of lawsuits behind it, and it also wants to sue our company for breach of contract, haha."
"Hey, the stock price has dropped from 260 US dollars to 20 yuan. The market value has dropped by more than 80 billion, leaving only 3 billion. Gee, this is imminent. Do you still have time to cause trouble to our company?"
"Valeant Pharmaceuticals is deeply involved in a drug price-fixing scandal and may face multiple lawsuits. It is currently undergoing multiple investigations by multiple regulatory agencies in Eagle Country. The company's stock price has plummeted, and CEO Thomas is about to resign."
"Hahaha!" Li Li was immediately ecstatic: "God help me!"
It turns out that Valeant is already in a quagmire and has too much time to take care of itself. Now there is no need to worry that the other party will sue Lotus.
He looked at the news carefully and found out that Valeant has been continuously acquiring small pharmaceutical companies to achieve profit growth. After acquiring more than 100 small pharmaceutical companies, in order to make up for the losses caused by the acquisitions, the company axed With investment in R&D, the main strategy has become to focus on sales and significantly increase the selling price of existing drugs.
Although this will lead to fewer people using Valeant's drugs, because the company acquires orphan drugs in large quantities, patients have no choice in the market but to endure the exploitation of high-priced drugs.
Before the price increase of trientine hydrochloride, patients only had to pay US$50 per month. After the price increase, they had to pay a monthly bill of US$20,000. This move completely angered the patients, who reported it directly to the media and even reported it to the media. The government complained.
The media specially filmed a documentary "Dirty Money" to expose Valeant's evil deeds, which completely triggered public outrage.
The Eagle Country government took this as an opportunity to launch an investigation into Valeant. During the hearing, Thomas, despite trying to cover it up, finally confessed to his monopoly behavior of manipulating drug prices.
However, the irony is that this hearing does not seem to allow the government to impose sanctions on the company, because the price raised by the free market is reasonable and legal.
The only thing that suffered was the stock price of Valeant, which is expected to be depressed for a while, because investors have lost confidence and completely given up on the company.
After reading all the news, Li Li wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Fortunately, our company is in China, so this kind of thing will never happen. Even if the price increases, it will be okay. The stock price will not fall at all, it will only rise. It is better to be in China. , if it were in Eagle Country, Lotus would probably have fallen below the bottom line and been completely delisted."
But he also completely understood why Thomas rejected the request for new medicine.
The co-author is also a sales company with no R&D capabilities, just like my own company.
No wonder, it turns out that the two companies are the same thing. No wonder the drugs that have been on the market for decades cannot be improved.
"Bah!" Li Li spat and said disdainfully: "I thought the big pharmaceutical company in Yingguo was so awesome, and it was also a seller who only knew how to buy. Between our eldest brother and our second brother, who looks down on the other? Yeah. Hehe."
His eyes rolled, and he was suddenly inspired by Valeant's behavior.
He can also do this kind of thing of buying things from everywhere and then raising prices.
However, it costs too much to acquire a company. He can introduce drugs, be an exclusive agent, and then increase the price like crazy. Patients will always be tempted to buy the drugs. Even though they won't be able to sell enough drugs, the profits will only increase.
But before he could figure out his next move.
Suddenly, the office door banged again.
The sales director rushed in and said in a panic: "Mr. Li, the boss of Sanqing, is bombarding us online and leading fans to scold us. Please take a look!"
Li Li's face changed drastically, and he immediately picked up his phone to check. His face became uglier the more he looked at it.
It turned out that Wei Kang directly issued an announcement on his Langbo.
"A very strange thing happened recently. Sanqing was actually reported."
"Don't worry, Sanqing is not being reported that new drugs come out too fast, leaving no way for colleagues to survive. What is being reported is the shared laboratory, which is a new function of the Longtu app, aiming to help those who cannot buy drugs in China. Or patients who can’t afford exorbitantly expensive drugs.”
"Many of them are patients with rare diseases, and their families have no choice but to embark on the path of self-made medicine like Cao Yang. Our laboratory provides some common compound raw materials, reagents and equipment, which has helped many patients and alleviated their urgent needs."
"Many family members even post their homemade medicine process on Longtu's forum. The communication atmosphere is very friendly and warm. At the same time, Longtu will also provide some public materials and information on it to help patients solve their problems as much as possible."
"All this is for Sanqing's corporate goal, so that more people can see doctors and take medicines, thereby treating more patients."
"You know, there are too many diseases in this world. Sanqing's capabilities are limited and it is not possible to develop all the medicines for the time being. We have to do our best to help patients. The charges are all at cost. Sharing laboratories even costs money. Business.”
"However, even such good intentions have blocked the financial path of some companies, and they have been reported in real names."
"Here I want to name a Lotus pharmaceutical company. They reported it. This pharmaceutical company imported the original drug Trientine from abroad. This drug is very expensive abroad, costing 200 US dollars each. Yes, you read that right. One pill, not a box, and the domestic price of Lotus Pharmaceuticals is almost as expensive, which is simply a sky-high price for patients."
"Trientine has been on the market for decades, and the raw materials are easily available, so the patient's family members chose to make their own medicine in a shared laboratory. The sky-high price drug immediately lost its market. This pharmaceutical company reported Sanqing. Haha, it actually said Sanqing Selling counterfeit medicines is ridiculous, don’t you think?”
"Fortunately, the relevant authorities found out the truth and rejected this ridiculous report."
"What I want to tell you now is that the risk of self-made medicine lies in the raw materials of unknown origin and unknown side effects, but there is nothing wrong with self-made medicine itself. Since pharmaceutical companies can sell medicines at sky-high prices, patients can also make their own medicines to save themselves. , this is a natural human right.”
"However, I still hope that patients who self-prescribe medicine can learn more and master relevant knowledge before starting like Cao Yang, and it is best to choose a professional place like Longtu's shared laboratory and try to do it under the guidance of professionals."
Once released, it immediately caused huge waves.
Originally, netizens were quarreling with each other about homemade medicine.
Suddenly, a heavyweight came out to support self-medication.
Fans of Wei Kang instantly turned around and supported self-made medicine.
"Mr. Wei is right, self-medication is a natural human right of patients, and we should support it."
"That's right. Primitive people still knew how to collect herbs from the mountains to treat diseases. It's the 21st century, but patients don't even have this right?"
"Sanqing really cares about patients. This shared laboratory looks really good!"
"It is indeed a new era medical model. If it is some simple drugs and the patient wants to save his life, I think it is fine."
"Yes, buying it from a shared laboratory is a formal channel. It is better than buying fake medicine from a drug dealer, which is more likely to cause trouble."
"Yes, guidance is worse than guidance. Since it exists, it is reasonable. What we can do is to standardize it as much as possible to prevent patients from getting into trouble."
Netizens were excited and the discussion became more heated.
Even the opponents were gradually convinced.
At this time, the drug regulatory department also officially responded: homemade drugs will not be sold to the outside world, will not harm society, and will not interfere too much.
However, officials stopped short of commenting and did not comment on the shared laboratory.
Wow! Suddenly the entire network changed direction.
Under the official conclusion, there is no suspense about the right and wrong of self-medication, and it can be completely concluded.
