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AAP Grand Rounds 15:10 (2006)
© 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics

MEDICINE-PEDIATRICS

Cheaper Pediatric Medications Available Online from Canada

Source: Quon BS, Firszt R, Eisenberg MJ. A comparison of brand-name drug prices between Canadian-based Internet pharmacies and major US drug chain pharmacies. Ann Intern Med. 2005;143:397–403.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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Medication cost continues to challenge consumers. In this report, researchers from McGill University, Montreal, Canada, compared drug prices for 50 commonly used medications from United States and Canadian online pharmacies on a single day in December 2004. Three of the assessed drugs (Allegra, Singulair, and Zyrtec) commonly are used by both adult and pediatric patients. For the assessment, costs for the average effective dose of each medication were compared; only brand names were considered. Compared to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Brett Robbins, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY