The Pharmaceutical Business

Cost vs. Consumer

Prices Affect Consumers

Parlamento

IMPACTS

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Amount U.S. Pays for patented drugs 2011 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%

Why drugs cost so much?

Regulations

Limited Competition

Lack of Innovation

Brick and Mortar

pharmacies

Inefficient distribution

system

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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