Articles by Merrill Matthews, Ph.D. - BioPharm International

Articles by Merrill Matthews, Ph.D.

Final Word: Riding on the Coattails of US Patients

Other countries are shirking their share of drug R&D costs.
Oct 1, 2004
By: Merrill Matthews, Ph.D.

In general, people in other countries pay less for brand-name prescription drugs than people in the US. As a result, some Americans travel to Canada or Mexico to get their prescriptions, and an increasing number are using the Internet to buy drugs from other countries.