This is something we've discussed as lot, and in today's paper there was an interesting clue as to why Rx drugs cost more in the USA. The writer, Gwynne Dyer, as London-based independent journalist, says that the drug companies divide the world into different price zones based on average middle-class incomes in a particular area. "Americans...pay about 3 times as much as Poles for the same drugs, and Poles pay around 3 times as much as Indians." He adds, "To maintain the integrity of this system, holders of drug patents forbid any international trade that crosses the borders of these zones." Perhaps this does help explain the price differences we have noted and complained about? Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 82/70/55 Oxford, Ohio http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm <[log in to unmask]> also, on PDWebring at http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/genugten/flinterm.htm "Ask me about the CARE list for Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! " And visit the CARE webring at http://www.crosswinds.net/~caregivers/index.html