Why drugs are becoming more expensive to develop

Drug development has always been expensive and risky, but now it’s measurably more so than a decade ago. Here are three reasons why. When it comes to the pharma industry, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly accused European governments of “free-riding” on American spending, arguing that the profits generated from the US market help fund drug research and innovation that benefits the rest of the world. He has also argued that Europe should pay more for innovative medicines. How true are h...

By swissinfo.ch