Turing’s Shkreli Tussels With Express Scripts About ‘Ugly, Dirty Truth’ Of Drug Pricing
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Martin Shkreli says he will not lower price of antiparasitic Daraprim, noting shareholders want firm to make as much money as possible; he thanks Express Scripts’ CMO for not excluding the drug.
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