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by HybridCurve 722 days ago
I just paid $5.3k in the US for four 350mg doses of Albendazole (antiparasitic). This medication is something like $2 or less anywhere else in the world. This is not simply a problem with new drugs, but lack of pricing regulations from the federal government enabling pharma companies to fleece patients and insurance providers.
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The U.S. subsidizes the rest of the world.
and pharmaceutical company shareholders look at the operating margins of these companies
Or just allow imports.