Drug Company Says No to Government Help for Diabetes Medicine

Apr 24, 2026, 07:46

Introduction

A big drug company said no to a government plan. The plan was to help people pay for a diabetes medicine. About 450,000 people in Australia will not get this help.

Main Body

A group of experts said the medicine should get government help. The medicine is for people with Type 2 diabetes. It is a shot people take one time each week. Some people cannot control their diabetes with other medicines. The medicine costs a lot of money now. The government wanted to make it cheaper. The drug company said the government''s price was too low. The company said other countries pay more. The company also said the government''s rules were not good. The company tried four times to make a deal. The company said many other medicines did not get government help in the last five years. Another medicine for weight loss got a different recommendation. The World Health Organization said the medicine is important. The health minister did not answer questions.

Conclusion

The drug company did not accept the government''s offer. So many people with diabetes will pay full price for the medicine. It is not clear if the medicine will get help for weight loss in the future.

Vocabulary Learning

company
A business that makes or sells things.公司
Example:The drug company said no to the government plan.
help
To make something easier or better for someone.幫助
Example:The government wanted to help people pay for medicine.
medicine
Something you take or use to feel better when you are sick.藥物
Example:The medicine is a shot people take one time each week.
pay
To give money for something.支付
Example:Many people cannot pay for the medicine now.
price
The amount of money you need to buy something.價格
Example:The government wanted to make the price lower.

Sentence Learning

A big drug company said no to a government plan.
This sentence has a subject (A big drug company), a verb (said no to), and an object (a government plan). It tells us what the company did.本句包含主語（A big drug company）、動詞（said no to）以及受詞（a government plan）。它告訴我們這間公司做了什麼。
The medicine is for people with Type 2 diabetes.
This sentence uses the verb 'is' to describe the medicine. The phrase 'for people with Type 2 diabetes' tells us who the medicine helps.本句使用動詞 'is' 來描述藥物。片語 'for people with Type 2 diabetes' 告訴我們這種藥物幫助哪些人。
The drug company said the government's price was too low.
This sentence has a subject (The drug company), a verb (said), and a clause (the government's price was too low) that explains what the company said.本句包含主語（The drug company）、動詞（said）以及一個子句（the government's price was too low），這個子句解釋了公司說了什麼。
The company tried four times to make a deal.
This sentence has a subject (The company), a verb (tried), and an infinitive phrase (to make a deal) that shows the goal. 'Four times' tells us how many times.本句包含主語（The company）、動詞（tried）以及一個不定詞片語（to make a deal）來表示目標。'Four times' 告訴我們嘗試的次數。
It is not clear if the medicine will get help for weight loss in the future.
This sentence starts with 'It is not clear' to show uncertainty. The word 'if' introduces a question about the medicine's future.本句以 'It is not clear' 開頭，表示不確定性。單詞 'if' 引出一個關於這種藥物未來的問題。