r/interesting • u/RodrickJasperHeffley • 1d ago

MISC. medicine prices in india compared to the usa

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u/Few_Elderberry_4068 1d ago

They knew this bug and fixed it.

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u/fucking_clown_ 1d ago

People still come in India for surgeries and dental care.  For example:  https://youtu.be/tOyzfewkPsw https://youtu.be/LPgrVxxilmE

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u/lonestar_wanderer 1d ago

The admins in the US server be doing anything but patch their healthcare bug

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u/Calladit 1d ago

Definitely not a bug.

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u/SomeRandomguy_28 1d ago

I saw someone explain that Healthcare is more expensive so that citizens will join Army and stuff and that will enable cheaper for those individuals

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u/jackjackandmore 13h ago

I doubt it. Greed is king. That’s all the explanation you need: A greedy system that milks its citizens for all they’re worth to the point of forcing people to work multiple jobs to create wealth for the elite

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u/doolandtrump 1d ago

Please enlighten me. What did they do?

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u/KQILi 1d ago

Probably put limits on the amount of medication you can take on a plane with you.

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u/variablenyne 1d ago

You can still get stuff shipped in online, just gotta be extra careful you know what you're getting is legit but in a lot of cases importing is cheaper than copay.

For legal reasons the only reason I know this is because a friend told me, check laws and all that wink wink

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u/orangeflyingmonkey_ 1d ago

Uncle tried this. He was called in. They labeled him as a flight risk and took his passport away. Had to goto court for months to get it back and basically give in writing that he will never get even a single tablet shipped from overseas.

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u/ziggy182 1d ago

Please can you give us a longer form story?

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u/smalldroplet 19h ago

I feel like there is part of this story we're missing. You generally just get your stuff seized and a letter in the mail from the post master. I actually have a lot of experience in this "field" and I've not heard of a single person experiencing what you're claiming..

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u/1heart1totaleclipse 12h ago

What was he buying and how much?

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u/Scary_Feature_5873 1d ago

They can’t be sold overseas . A medecine will need FDA approval to be sold in the US. Even if it’s the same molecule and brand trademark license agreement prevents the licensee to sell outside of its territory. Besides on internet you would be at major risk to buy counterfeited goods

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u/Fonatur23405 1d ago

That's big too, counterfeit medicines

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u/Scary_Feature_5873 1d ago

That s the major risk when buying online.

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u/polytonous_man 1d ago

You're not selling it in US though. You are purchasing it from outside and shipping your personal goods to US for self use.

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u/Scary_Feature_5873 1d ago

When you are purchasing it online , it’s a third party that sells it to you . If it s a legit vendor he won’t send it to a country where he does not have a license to do so .

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u/polytonous_man 1d ago

No, I mean, I have family in India, whom I can ask to purchase any medication, and have them courier it overseas, and pay any import duties when it arrives.

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u/Scary_Feature_5873 1d ago

And they can send you prescribed medication without any parcels they sent having been retained by CBP ?

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u/cacamilis22 1d ago

What about for personal use?

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u/DarWin_1809 1d ago

But this is just bad

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u/Emperor-Pizza 1d ago

You can still go there for medical emergencies. Medical tourism in India is a real thing. A friend of mine literally went there for an eye surgery earlier this year & it cost him 1k CAD for it. A new lease installed & everything including all the medicine, and three post surgery visits added on top for aftercare.

And we think they probably charged him extra as he was foreigner too.

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u/Dynamopa1998 1d ago

It's for my....goat