Prescription drugs cost much more in the U.S. than any other country, whether paid for through insurance premiums, government assistance programs, or out of pocket costs. A new infographic goes a long way to highlight the alarming numbers when it comes to Americans paying more for prescription drugs. Amongst the findings are:
- Life-saving AIDS medications are sometimes over 90% less in Canada.
- Americans spend 97% more than what they spent ten years ago on prescription drugs.
- Drug prices in New Zealand are 66% lower than in the United States.
For more, click the infographic below!
Tagged with: Prescription Drug Prices, RxRights.org
I posted on this very issue a few weeks ago… giving my opinion… looking back 40+ yrs in pharmacy as to why we are the "most expensive".
http://www.pharmaciststeve.com/?p=1715