Why do Americans pay more?
Access to safe and affordable pharmaceuticals is a natural right for all Americans. However, RxRights.org has become increasingly aware of the price discrepancies of brand name and generic pharmaceuticals around the globe.
Despite all of the benefits that the US scientific community, medical innovation and the world’s leading health care industry provides Americans, on average we pay twice as much for prescription medicine as most industrialized countries. For instance, pharmaceuticals in New Zealand can cost up to four times less than equivalent prescriptions in the US. Closer to home, Canadian pharmacies can offer the prescription drugs at prices up to 50 percent lower than their US counterparts.
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via rxrights.org
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