Many consumers and advocacy groups in the United States have raised concerns around the practices of the pharmaceutical industry. These concerns are most often motivated by the fact that
A) drug research and development is conducted overseas but most drugs are sold
domestically.
B) residents of other industrialized countries have better availability of drugs.
C) drug costs are higher in the US than in many other industrialized countries.
D) pharmaceutical companies have shown an unwillingness to develop new drugs.
Ans: C
Drug companies often sell identical drugs in other countries for far less money than
what they charge consumers in the United States, a fact that contributes to the high cost of
healthcare in the United States. Overseas research and development is not a contentious issue
and drug companies are continually active in the development of new drugs. Despite the high
costs, the availability of drugs in the United States is unmatched.
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