EDITORIAL: The dilemma of expensive new drugs
What amount is an ethically legitimate one to spend on an individual’s health?
11 February 2022 - 05:00
How much is a life worth?
To save one person from certain death, a medical aid company says it needs to treat four late-stage skin-cancer patients with the drug Yervoy. It costs about R2m for each patient, and the success rate is 25%. ..
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