Novum Pharma's $240, semi-useless acne cream now costs $10,000/tube
by Cory Doctorow from on (#1VGFQ)
The cost of Aloquin -- an acne cream based on iodoquinol and aloe, whose component ingredients cost virtually nothing -- was raised by 128% this week by manufacturer Novum Pharma, who now charge $9,561 for a 60g tube. (more")