An interesting point here would be "Why should the druggist charge 2000$ for 200$?" Many people may resent the druggist for overcharging for the drug (comparing it with Microsoft may be common). But don't for get the latent charges in developing that drug. The druggist funded his own research I presume. So he went through a lot of trouble for developing that drug (a cure for cancer cannot be very easy). So that extra 1800$ must justify the years of work he has put in (I am assuming he is not arbitrarily bloating calculation of man hours). Combine with that, the supply v/s demand issues and a price like that may seem justified.
Letting someone die by refusing to suffer some loss (the 1000$ of latent cost of production) is not human. But then again, all his customers will be mostly of that sort, if he is not a saint then he will have to be stubborn about the price.
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An interesting point here would be "Why should the druggist charge 2000$ for 200$?" Many people may resent the druggist for overcharging for the drug (comparing it with Microsoft may be common). But don't for get the latent charges in developing that drug. The druggist funded his own research I presume. So he went through a lot of trouble for developing that drug (a cure for cancer cannot be very easy). So that extra 1800$ must justify the years of work he has put in (I am assuming he is not arbitrarily bloating calculation of man hours). Combine with that, the supply v/s demand issues and a price like that may seem justified.
Letting someone die by refusing to suffer some loss (the 1000$ of latent cost of production) is not human. But then again, all his customers will be mostly of that sort, if he is not a saint then he will have to be stubborn about the price.