Developing drugs is EXPENSIVE. If that gets a whole lot cheaper (and far more unsafe) they might actually look at developing some drugs that wouldnt have been likely to have a good ROI before but might now.
Its not impossible that massive deregulation could lead to advancements.
Fallout universe science, silver linings, or lead.
Take gutting the FDA for example.
Developing drugs is EXPENSIVE. If that gets a whole lot cheaper (and far more unsafe) they might actually look at developing some drugs that wouldnt have been likely to have a good ROI before but might now.
Its not impossible that massive deregulation could lead to advancements.