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Kolassa, E.M. (1995), Physicians perceptions of prescription drug prices their accuracy and effect on the prescribing decision , Journal of Research and Pharmaceutical Economics, 6 (1), 23-37. 

Doonan, M., "The Economics of Prescription Drug Pricing," Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, pp. 5-6 (2001). 

Masson, A., and R. Steiner. 1985. Generic Substitution and Prescription Drug Prices Economic Effects of State Drug Product Selection Laws. Staff Report of the Bureau of Economics, FTC, Washington, DC, October. 

It is not accurate to say, then, that the United States has higher prescription-drug prices than other countries. It is accurate to say only that the United States has a different pricing systemfrom that of other countries. Americans pay more for drugs when they first come out and less as the drugs get older, while the rest of the world pays less in the beginning and more later.11... 

In 1975 Maine was one of the first two states to create a senior pharmaceutical assistance program. In 1999, Maine s SB 752 mandated the first statewide discount price program. In May 2000, the legislature enacted and the Governor signed a multi-part law that included both discounts and the nation s first state prescription drug price control mechanism. A separate pharmaceutical discount law was enacted in May 2001, and an entirely new law passed in June 2005.9... 

A research and advocacy organization that evaluates alternative policies and programs, particularly those at the state level, in order to reduce prescription drug prices and increase access to medications. 

Henry, D. A., S. Hill, and A. Harris. 2005. Prescription Drug Prices and Value for Money. The Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. JAMA 294 (20) 2630-2632. 

Enough To Make You Sick Prescription Drug Prices for the Elderly, Families USA, 2001. 

Factors influencing prescription drug pricing. Certified Medical Representatives Institute, 2002. www. pharmrep.com/articles/2002/4/cmr apr02. html. 

To overcome high prescription drug prices in the United States - the highest in the world - individual consumers, along with city and state agencies, are buying or developing plans to import prescription... 

Vagelos, P. R. Are prescription drug prices high . Science 1991, 252, 1080-1084. 

The U.S. General Accounting Office is currently engaged in an e xamination of European prescription drug price mechanisms to determine their applicability to the United States. 

Out-of-bounds Rising Prescription Drug Prices for Seniors, Families USA, Washington, DC, 2003. 

R. Graham, Prescription Drug Prices in Canada and the United States — Part 3 Retail Price Distribution, Public Policy Sources No. 50,... 

Vagelos, P.R. (1991) Are prescription drug prices high Science 252 1080-1084. 

A Kaiser Family Foundation Health Poll Reports Survey conducted February 3-6, 2005 showed that a total of 50% of respondents had an overall unfavorable view of pharmaceutical companies while only 44% were favorably disposed. Only oil and tobacco companies were viewed more unfavorably among the industries included in the survey. In addition, 70% of respondents felt that pharmaceutical companies were most interested in making profits, putting profits ahead of people, and 81% felt that prescription drug prices are not usually justified because companies charge more than necessary. Data available at www.kff.org/ healthreport/feb 2005/index.cfm. 

See President Takes Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices by Improving Access to Generic Drugs , available at www.whitehouse.gOv/news/releases/2002/10/20021021-4.html. 

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