On average, for the same drug, an American pays twice that paid in the UK.
America has declared war on drugs, an industry that is bleeding the nation dry.
The drug kingpins are running scared and, for the first time, the political mood on both Right and Left is in favour of taking action.
The presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain have drugs at the top of the agenda and the stock prices of the drug merchants are crumbling. AstraZeneca has lost a third of its value since October 2006, while GSK has shrunk by a quarter. Over the same period, Pfizer has tumbled by 38percent and since December Merck has shrunk by 40percent.
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