http://pages.prodigy.net/stanley.way/myasthenia/mestinon.htm has data for one prescription drug. Prescription drugs are I believe cheaper here whether branded or not. and Jac> see what the same prescriptions cost in, say, France, or England. Or that Jac> third world country Bush talks about, Canada. The actual prescription costs (approx.) £6 per prescription item in the England (£5 in Wales); the "item" is whatever the doctor writes, it's normally for a month's supply. A private prescription costs whatever the private doctor charges (I can look up the Cardiff private GP's charge) plus the retail cost, at the pharmacy, of the drug/s. -- Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html