Why Drug Prices are Sky-High, and What You can do About It

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Why Drug Prices are Sky-High, and What You can do About It

 

 

Drug companies’ sky-high profits are the reason why prescription drug prices are

so high, at least that’s the opinion of 42 percent of consumers. In all, nearly

two-thirds of consumers blamed drug companies for the soaring prescription drug

costs. The results are from an online survey conducted by Weiss Ratings. The

survey included voluntary responses from 1,834 people.

Respondents were asked, “What do you feel is the primary reason behind high U.S.

prescription drug costs?,” and given six choices to choose a response from. The

results were as follows:

What do you feel is the primary reason behind high U.S. prescription drug

costs?Drug companies padding their profits42.0%Expensive marketing by drug

companies23.3%Expensive research and development costs19.3%High cost of lawsuits

for defective drugs

10.5%Other3.8%High demand due to consumer resistance against generics1.2%

 

 

Weiss Ratings February 11, 2004

 

 

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

As I have said countless times in the past, drugs are not the solution for the

vast majority of ailments that are facing Americans. They are instead simply

Band-Aids that cover up the underlying cause of the illness. I rarely prescribe

pharmaceuticals, but even though I am a physician focused on natural health and

wellness I do sometimes prescribe drugs to patients in certain cases.

 

What bothers me almost as much as the extreme over-prescription of

pharmaceuticals is the ridiculously inflated prices the drug companies charge

people here in the United States.

 

Fortunately, there are concrete steps you can take NOW to combat the drug

companies’ greed, save yourself loads of money, and improve your health so you

can avoid unnecessary drugs in the first place.

 

The 4 Steps to Reduce Your Pharmaceutical Expenses Now

 

 

Take charge of your own health now instead of handing it over to the drug

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Once and for all, commit to adopting a diet that is truly healthy for you,

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with building your immune system so you can prevent disease and premature aging

and optimize your weight so you can avoid unnecessary pharmaceuticals.

Look at it this way: most drugs are merely patchwork, meant to make things

“okay” temporarily as your underlying structure continues to degrade. A truly

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solidifies your underlying structure, so you can avoid all the cracks (the

symptoms) that drugs patch over in the first place.

 

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As you’ll see, this book costs considerably less than the money you will spend

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This one is simple: bookmark this page using your browser. It’s a good reminder

of the steps you should be taking to abandon the excess use of pharmaceuticals

plaguing our health and economy, and of course it is a convenient reminder of

where to go if you do need to fulfill a prescription but don’t want to be robbed

anymore.

 

If you have to use drugs as a temporary Band-Aid then avoid paying the high

U.S. prices and get all your prescriptions at Canadian drug prices, safely and

securely. I have researched this, and this drug prescription web site is an

exceptionally secure, easy-to-use site for your prescription fulfillment, and it

offers prescription drugs for up to 80 percent less than you will pay here in

the United States!

This site, FillMyScripts, ships to all 50 U.S. states (plus Canada), and is

staffed by physicians and pharmacists who will review your prescription and even

follow up with your physician if necessary. (Please be careful about other sites

that aren’t reputable, that don’t have real experts on staff, and that don’t

require prescriptions!) FillMyScripts offers both brand name and generic drugs

that are FDA equivalent to the drugs you’ll get in the United States (and are

made by the same companies making them here), and again you’ll pay a fraction of

the cost.

 

They offer a very wide range of pharmaceuticals, and also offer free quotes on

your prescription, so if you really need a prescription and are tired of being

robbed by the drug makers with their outrageous prices here in the United

States, I highly recommend you check out this money-saving site.

 

 

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