Punitive damages are damages that aren't just trying to make somebody whole, but they're extra damages that are put on somebody becausethey did something bad and you're trying to discourage other people from doing these bad things and maybe even just punish the person or the corporation because you think theydeserveit.
Secondly, we've got to make it clear to the drug companies that they do deserve to be part of the solution, because we all benefit from the life-saving remedies they come up with, but we pay for it many times over.