Pharma company cashed in on Flint water crisis, raised lead poisoning drug prices 2,700 percent

‘During the Flint city water crisis, as children’s brains were being poisoned by lead coming from their tap water, one pharmaceutical company was caught cashing in, in the greediest way. Valeant Pharmaceuticals hiked the price of an important medicine that treats severe lead poisoning. They hiked the price by a stunning 2,700 percent between 2013 and 2015, severely restricting the medicine’s availability at a time when children in Flint, Michigan needed it the most.’
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