I have been purchasing high priced brand name drugs from Canada for a very long time.
Some years back, I took a drug that that was $1600 for a 90 day supply. In the U.S., my co-pay would have been $400 for the first order and then immediately into the donut hole for full price. Buying from a Canadian pharmacy, my cost was $400 per 90 day supply without affecting Medicare.
Myrbetriq sells in the U.S. for around $300 for a 30-day supply. I got it from Canada for $85. It came via mail directly from the manufacturer in England.
The high cost of drugs in the U.S. is due to a clause that was written into the Medicare Act prohibiting Medicare from negotiating drug costs. You will not be surprised to learn that this clause was written by a Congressman who later retired and went to work as a $2 million per year lobbyist for the pharmaceutical industry. TOTV policy prohibits me from naming the person or party.
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