Wed 15th May 2013
Patients miss out as the big pharmaceutical rip off exposed
PATIENTS MISS OUT AS THE BIG
PHARMACEUTICAL RIP OFF EXPOSED
“The report yesterday from the Grattan Institute showing Australians
are forced by Government agreement to pay over $1 billion per year more than we
need to for prescription drugs should be a clarion call for the Federal
Government and the Coalition to address this issue”, said Dr Tracy Schrader,
president, Doctors Reform Society.
“We don’t need to pay highly inflated prices for drugs, said
Dr Schrader. “Whilst the Federal Government has already saved billions through
changes there is a long way to go and there doesn’t seem to be an interest in
fixing the problem”.
“This means that we can’t afford to spend as much on new
drugs or other aspects of health care like hospitals because we are wasting
money maintaining the huge profits of the pharmaceutical industry. “
“It’s well known that the industry is a very generous
political donor to both parties,” said Dr Schrader. “It would be sad to think
that the politicians are wasting our taxes paying 5-10 times the real cost of
drugs just to keep on good terms with one of the most profitable industries in
the world, whilst denying Australians better health care”.
Dr Tracy Schrader Dr Tim Woodruff
President Vice President
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