The Pharmaceutical Business

Cost vs. Consumer

Prices Affect Consumers

Parlamento

IMPACTS

Regulations

Limited Competition

Lack of Innovation

Brick and Mortar

pharmacies

Inefficient distribution

system

Amount U.S. Pays for patented drugs 2003 compared to:

Source: Health Reform Program Calculations from Patented Prices Review Board reports (Trends in Drug Prices and

Expenditures tables) Based on formulary of 1,000+ patent drugs

Sweden

Britain

Germany

Canada

Switzerland

France

Italy

58%

63%

73%

75%

87%

108%

118%

Consumer Perspective on Safety, Effectiveness & Cost

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“A drug that one cannot

afford is neither safe nor

effective.”-- Stephen W. Schondelmeyer

PRIME Institute, 1996

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Is Healthcare too Expensive?

Implications of high costs of drugs

Why drugs cost so much

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