Some of the ways to tackle the problems of drug costs are
- Ensuring a supply of drug directly from the pharmaceutical
companies (DTCPA) method
- Creating awareness on the availability of generic drugs and
encouraging the healthcare providers to prescribe it.
- In case drug is imported which is the cause for high cost .In
that case generic drugs is the best available sources then the
brand drug availability
- Setting up pharmaceutical industry to reduce the cost of a
drug.
- To provide prescription coupons for discounts
- Government bearing the cost of life saving drugs
- Encouraging people to pay for the drugs which are available in
brand name.
- In simple there should be transparency in the drug costs