Life-Saving Drugs
In July 2013, many areas in China saw a shortage of thiamazole tablets, a drug for treating hyperthyroidism, a condition in which the body produces too much thyroid. Numerous patients took to social media to share their concerns of not being able to obtain a single package of the drug after searching drugstores across their cities.
The shortfall in the drug came about primarily because pharmaceutical companies had developed low motivation for producing it, owing to factors such as low profits and stricter environmental regulation.
One bottle of the drug, containing 100 tablets, was
