Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen | solitude.dk

Sumatriptan is a migraine fighting drug sold under brand names like Imitrex and Imigran. It also happens to be the perscription drug that can battle B's headaches. Even with health insurance these pills are expensive and without it's tragic ($270 for 9 tablets).

The reason? GlaxoSmithKline has been able to extend their US patent considerably through patent litigation whereas in Europe the patent expired in 2006. As a result sumatriptan is an over-the-counter drug in the UK and while it's perscription only in Denmark you can get generic versions for as low as $15 for 12 tablets and that's before the discounts offered as a part of the national health care.

By my calculations that makes the US tablets 2400% more expensive than the Danish ones. All because of patent litigation. GlaxoSmithKline, you are extorting Americans specifically because of the way the legal system is set up there. That makes you bad people, so fuck you.