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Prescription drugs cost up to 10 times more in the United States than they do in other countries by befurther ..... Drug Legalization Debate

Date:   11/19/2015 12:16:25 AM ( 10 y ago)
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For example, while the average cost of the acid reflux drug Nexium was $215 in the US, it was a mere $23 in the Netherlands, $42 in England, and $58 in Spain. The average price of the multiple sclerosis medication Copaxone stood at $3,903 in the US, but only $862 in England, $898 in New Zealand, and $1,191 in Spain. The depression drug Cymbalta was sold for $194 in the US, but for only $46 in England, $52 in the Netherlands, and $110 in Canada.

The survey also compared the average hospital costs along with the prices of a number of medical procedures. The average hospital cost per day in 2013 was $4,923 in the United States, while it was $481 in Spain, $702 in Argentina, and $1,308 in Australia. The average cost of bypass surgery was $75,345 in the US, compared to $15,742 in the Netherlands, $16,247 in Spain, and $42,130 in Australia. And while an angioplasty would run patients $27,907 on average in the US, it would only be $5,246 in Argentina, $5,295 in the Netherlands, and $8,477 in Australia.

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/20

Cancer drug prices are increasing at an alarming rate (1), which is causing harm to patients. 

 
 Prices have increased more than tenfold (2) between 2000 (average price $5,000-$10,000 per year) and today (average price of new cancer drugs exceeds $120,000 per year). 
• The average price of cancer drugs is increasing by about $8,500 (3,4) a year

https://www.change.org/p/secretary-of-health-and-human-services-protest-…


 

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