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Pharmaceutical companies may sell drugs direct

U.S. patients currently face the highest prescription drug prices in the world. Several drug manufacturers are reported to begin selling certain prescription medicines directly to American patients and discount other high-priced drugs.

According to Reuters, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and other drugmakers have agreed to discount certain drugs for taxpayer-funded Medicaid plans and sell other drugs directly through their websites for cash-paying customers, bypassing pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers.




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