IControlThePast
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Comrade said:I thought people can request Generics? Anyway, the reason drugs are cheaper overseas is because the government artificially reduces prices thus taking a portion of the R&D funds away from the drug company. They'll still sell it to France at half price, because it's manufacture is cheaper than the sale, but if every country operated that way, there would be harly any R&D at all. This why the U.S.A. produces 95% of new drugs today, while others essentially leech off the American who pay full price for this new developement.
People can request over the counter medications. I forget the exact statistics, but drug companies spend way more on PR than they actually do on research. There are quite a few drug reps who are paid good money and provided cars, and they go around to Doctors' Offices to try and convince them to buy the brand of drug they are selling, often bringing presents, and trial results. Some hold conferences (which can be a week long) at the Ritz Carlton, Boca Raton, Hawaii, or in a box suite in the stadium of the closest NFL team during the game. They provide these services and extend them to the families of the Doctors. Anyways, the US shouldn't be exploited for all the R&D money. If every country operated on National Healthcare then drug companies would raise the price for those countries so they could afford R&D.