Govt to blame for high drug prices? (Editorial)
Who is interested in controlling spiraling drug prices or, for that matter, the skyrocketing healthcare costs? Both are interconnected although healthcare means a total package, of which drugs and pharmaceuticals form an important integral part. For medical treatment, which does not require hospitalization, the cost of drugs often takes a lion's share of the total expenditure incurred by a patient. In the case of surgical intervention, the other costs, including surgeon's fees, expenses on various tests, nursing and hospitalization, etc., could be equally overbearing on a patient's pocket.