The Cost Of Prescription Drugs

Prescription drugs are a critical part of the health care system and chronic patients who rely on medicines to keep them healthy. Unfortunately, drug costs in the United States are too high and continue to be raised routinely. The unsustainable drug costs put a severe burden on the health care system and ultimately the patients. Should the United States government do more to regulate the cost of prescription drugs? It is still a debatable question as it is evident throughout history that developments of the pharmaceutical industry and science have increased when Congress passed legislations that support the innovation being conducted in the lab including policies like the Orphan Drug Act, the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, and the Food and