Mariana van Zeller
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Not yet that we know of.
But, again, at the end, we went and visited a spokesperson for a group called Pharma that is a lobby group that represents the pharmaceutical companies.
And she was very happy to talk about how counterfeit medications are very damaging for America, right?
And that's why I asked her, but why is it that 20 million Americans have to resort to a black market?
Because they can't afford their medications here.
And that whole conversation, as you know, is fascinating.
What did she say about that?
Well, she says that they need the money for innovation, R&D, right?
Research and development.
And that's how they can get new drugs that are important for Americans.
I said, that's all great.
But if the Americans can't afford these medications...
They're not going to be treated by them because they can't afford them.