March 2008
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Americans pay the most for drugs
Eighty percent of people we surveyed said the pharmaceutical price gap between the U.S. and the rest of the world is unacceptable. Here's the average retail price for a month's supply of popular brand-name drugs in the U.S. and in six other countries.

COUNTRIES Actos (diabetes)
15 mg, 30 pills
Lipitor (cholesterol)
10 mg, 30 pills
Fosamax (osteoporosis)
70mg, 4 pills
Nexium (heartburn)
20 mg, 30 pills
Singulair (asthma)
10 mg, 30 pills

U.S.

$86.13

$68.37

$64.16

$92.04

$83.40

Australia

41.10

24.27

32.98

22.23

57.21

Canada

62.22

48.45

35.07

60.69

63.21

France

31.38

19.53

34.11

30.63

43.02

Germany

38.52

29.73

37.35

19.26

58.08

Japan

21.48

30.57

23.61*

NA

59.97

United Kingdom

45.72

34.17

40.31

35.04

51.09

*35-mg dose. Source: IMS MIDAS

 
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