Why Are Medications Cheaper in Canada?

WHYare Meds CHEAPER ECanada? PRICE CONTROL New drugs cannot cost more than the median price in other countries. Cost of Meds $760 %24 Rate of Inflation Cost of existing meds can not rise higher than the rate of inflation $2,400 NEW OLD $660 $660 $= %D $570 New meds cannot cost more than similar meds for the same illness. $500 A mericans buy over 2 MIL packages of prescription drugs annually Every industrialized country has some kind of price control except the Drug Companies spend $4.8B United States on advertising in US annually Name Brand $$ The US and New Zealand are the only countries that allow direct to Generic consumer advertising %24 Tips to Save Switch to Generics SALE Ask about Special Offers Switch to meds provided at a lower cost with insurance Use Mail order Pharmacy Talk to your DR. about Cutting higher dose pills in half Rx Hasa Make sure all prescriptions ban Fouls are necessary LIPITOR $310.69 $108.00 ZOLOFT $262.00 $108.00 PAXIL* $274.32 $31.00 CELEXA* $252.77 $31.00 PLAVIX* $403.88 $34.00 $479.15 NEXIUM* $59.45 $456.22 PREVACID* $49.00 *Generic version SOURCES: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2009/02/27/f-onlinedrugs.html CanadaDrugCenter.com http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=129359&page=1 http://www.cpjournal.ca/doi/pdf/10.3821/1913-701X-143.5.226 America's choice for Affordable Medications http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/update0204b.shtml http://www.canadadrugcenter.com/ Price Comparison I American I Canadian