Originally Posted by BellaBoo
The US drug companies research all the meds. No laws to research meds in most countries. Canada and Mexico do not research medicines. No research no high cost to pass on. They use US research info. If US didn't require drug testing our prices would be super low and we would all be going to many more funerals.
The Europeans research the drugs, too. In fact, the FDA frequently refuses to allow researched medications from Europe into the US. I guess their standards are not the same - notice I didn't say that the FDA standards are better - just not the same.
USA is viewed as a cash cow by pharmaceutical companies. They milk us for every cent they can.
If they can sell a drugs for big $$$ in the USA, then they can afford to sell the same drugs for much less in other countries. Essentially, US citizens are paying for the drugs these companies sell for a lot less all over the world. And if we can't afford the drugs - oh, well. We get to be sick and die.
On top of that, we pay for the FDA to approve the drugs via taxes, why should we also pay for the rest of the world to get the advantage of the testing we paid for?