Most of the world does this, here in NZ the government bulk buys most of our medication through an entity known as Pharmac. They often buy off brand medication

Most of the world does this, here in NZ the government bulk buys most of our medication through an entity known as Pharmac. They often buy off brand medication from India for instance instead of the branded equivalents. One of the best things about the US removing itself from the TPPA is the fact that one of their conditions of entry was the fact that Pharmac would have had to buy branded pharmaceuticals from US companies rather than the Generics that we usually get which would have increased the cost that the country pays for pharmaceuticals massively.