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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (243768)	6/3/2003 4:04:34 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

well you obviously reject the notion that competition can bring prices down. Only government edict can get us the "right" prices -- I take it you don't object to profits per se in the industry -- just a given level of them??

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (243768)	6/3/2003 4:42:18 PM
From: Mike da bear	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 436258

"higher prices for drugs in the USA than in ANY foreign country where they sell the same drug" This is a big peeve for me. We in the US are paying (via higher prescrption costs) for the drug research. While in Canada or other countries, the governments there regulate the drug price. So drug companies are happy to sell in these countries since they still can sell higher than production costs and make a profit. What we need to do here in the US is not allow drug companies to sell drugs for a higher cost than they're willing to sell them for in other countries. This will ultimately cause the prices to rise in foreign countries helping to recover the research costs... and reducing costs here in the US.