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Nov 2023
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How to Buy DRUGS: The Finances of the Ph...

Vivian Tu
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On this week's episode of Networth and Chill, I'm joined by author and CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals, Hitha Palepu to talk drug prices and the pharmaceutical industry. Drug prices are a hot topic these days, and it seems like the cost of life saving medications like insulin and chemo drugs just keep going up. There is a high likelihood that most people will need to rely on some form of medication in their lifetime, the hefty cost of a perscription drugs can be a hard pill to swallow (pun absolutely intended!) Hitha and I sit down to discuss pharma 101, talk through drug pricing, and what we can do to pay less.


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