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Originally Posted by HarryT
The appropriate way to do that - IMHO - is for the government of rich countries to purchase drugs from the manufacturer and donate them to poor countries, as a part of their overseas aid programmes. That way the people get the drugs, and the manufacturer gets paid.
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Ideally, I agree. However, if it's not done, or if the country refuses that kind of aid, I don't believe the people should just be left to die. (Problems related to overpopulation and whatnot are separate issues, IMO)
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The problem with "pirated" drugs is that they DO find their way back to western markets (look at all the "internet pharmacies") and directly take money away from the manufacturer.
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I don't know how much business these online pharmacies make. I personally wouldn't trust anything that didn't come from a legitimate pharmacy. I also don't know how much they sell outside of "mood enhancing" or "sexually related" drugs. Somehow I doubt that "life saving" drugs are their primary business.