Two big drug companies quietly donated over 1.3 billion antiparasite pills to stop the disease that causes extreme scrotal swelling

CaptainDevious · 2008-11-22T05:01:23+00:00

I think tickbowle is right though.

Here it is: The donation is valued at more than 1 billion dollars. The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis is a registered charity in the US. That means that donations are tax deductible. So they donate excess pills that they can't sell anymore at a cost of essentially $0 (they would otherwise be thrown out), and they donate them for the full retail value. So they essentially get 1 billion+ dollars tax free. Not bad for dumping old pills (granted still very useful), AND they don't have to pay extra for hazardous goods disposal.

2008-11-22T05:00:01+00:00

hat tip AaronRowe

2008-11-23T04:11:27+00:00

Considering the huge balls that pharmaceutical companies normally display, it was the least they could do.

Title	Two big drug companies quietly donated over 1.3 billion antiparasite pills to stop the disease that causes extreme scrotal swelling
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Date	November 22, 2008 4:59 AM UTC (17 years ago)
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