Prescription Drugs: Describe and discuss the accuracy of studies on international variations in drug prices.
The cost of prescription drugs varies in accordance to the country.This am only depends on the brand name of a drug to cost highly. An effective drug with a specific brand name can be expensive and the drugs which are in the covered by insurance .In these cases the price concession is requested to the manufacturer. The studies also suggest that the same drug is available in a lower cost in a low income country.A study conducted in USA and Canada.This study has revealed the cost of the prescription drug is 32 times higher in US when compared in Canada.This price is also comparatively higher when compared to European country. These variation between international country is about twice higher in US
Prescription Drugs: Describe and discuss the accuracy of studies on international variations in drug prices.
Prescription Drugs: Describe and discuss the history of prescription drug regulation.
Prescription Drugs: Describe and discuss the consequences of price controls on prescription drugs.
Prescription Drugs: Describe and discuss generic drug shortages and the related impact on consumers, employers, employees, insurance companies, and health care providers (i.e., hospitals).
Prescription Drugs: Describe and discuss the political attractiveness of price controls on prescription drugs.
Prescription Drugs: Describe and discuss why prescription drugs are expected to be priced lower overseas than US.
Prescription Drugs: Describe and discuss the rationale for FDA regulation of drugs.
Prescription Drugs: . Describe and discuss the development of new drugs by the U.S. pharmaceutical industry.
Prescription Drugs: Describe and discuss the structure of the pharmaceutical industry.
Prescription Drugs: Describe and discuss the FDA’s guidelines for safety and efficacy.
Prescription Drugs: Describe and discuss the main reasons for the ongoing increases in pharmaceutical expenditures in the United States.