USA Today's Nov 10, 1999 Drug Pricing Comparison

[James Love <love@cptech.org>]

Comparison of the prices of the 10 best-selling prescription drugs in 
America with prices in Canada,Great Britain, Australia and Mexico. 
  
  
Drug      Condition         U.S.A   Canada    UK     Australia  Mexico
Prilosec  Heartburn/Ulcer   $3.31    $1.47    $1.67   $1.29     $0.99
Prozac    Depression        $2.27    $1.07    $1.08   $0.82     $0.79
Lipitor   High cholesterol  $2.54    $1.34    $1.67   $1.32     $3.60
Prevacid  Ulcer             $3.13    $1.34    $0.82   $0.83     $1.18
Epogen    Anemia           $23.40   $21.44   $27.48  $29.24      N/A
Zocor     High cholesterol  $3.16    $1.47    $1.73   $1.75     $3.66
Zoloft    Depression        $1.98    $1.07    $0.95   $0.84     $1.96
Zyprexa   Mood Disorder     $5.27    $3.39    $2.86   $2.63      N/A
Claritin  Allergies         $1.96    $1.11    $0.41   $0.48     $0.92
Paxil     Depression        $2.22    $1.13    $1.70   $0.82     $1.83


Source:  USA Today November 10, 1999  based on data from IMS Health: 
drugstore.com; Ontario Ministry of Health; November Monthly Index of Medical 
Specialties, Haymarket Medical Ltd., London; Australia Health Insurance 
Commission; Farmacia Rio Grande 

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James Love / Director, Consumer Project on Technology
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