Under the system as it exists now, if there were a pharmacare program, national drug companies would receive even larger profits (0920) A well-run national pharmacare program could substantially reduce drug costs providing there was bulk buying of drugs on a national scale, lower prices were squeezed out of manufacturers, prescribed drugs were based on comparative studies, the impact of doctor-directed marketing by companies was reduced, and discounts on expensive new drugs were increased.
Dans l'état actuel des choses, pareil régime vaudrait aux sociétés pharmaceutiques nationales des bénéfices encore plus considérables (0920) Un régime national d'assurance-médicaments bien appliqué pourrait réduire nettement le coût des médicaments aux conditions suivantes : achats en gros à l'échelle nationale, obtention de prix plus bas des fabricants, prescriptions fondées sur les études comparatives, diminution de l'effort de marketing auprès des médecins, rabais sur les nouveaux médicaments coûteux.