title: The economics of prescription drug prices, government intervention, and the importation of drugs from Canada.
abstract: Popular attention has focused on the skyrocketing health care costs in the United States and specifically on increasing insurance and prescription drug prices. Individuals and some local governments have advocated importing price-controlled prescription drugs from Canada to help ease the financial burden. What effects would this have on consumer prices, drug companies' incentives, and the development of new medications?
authors.affiliation: Public Policy and Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Openshaw
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics; D003363:Cost Control; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D016527:Drug Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000458:organization & administration; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000191:economics*; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016568:Drugs, Generic / Q000191:economics; D033161:Government Regulation; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D017059:Models, Econometric; D009042:Motivation; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics; D010330:Patents as Topic; D010594:Pharmacies / Q000458:organization & administration; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D016568:Drugs, Generic