"The prices are high — even for things you can buy in a drugstore" Reminds me of the brief hospital visit I had in Paraguay where I needed to have a friend or

"The prices are high — even for things you can buy in a drugstore" Reminds me of the brief hospital visit I had in Paraguay where I needed to have a friend or relative always with me because the hospital didn't stock anything. If ibuprofen, bandages, syringes, antibiotics, etc were needed, the hospital staff would tell me and I would have my friend or relative run across the street to buy the necessary supplies from one of the pharmacies so the doctor or nurse could treat me. Cheap hospital bill, cheap pharmacy bill, pain in the butt for my friends and relatives.