I often find in these discussions that Americans look with undue admiration over to Europe and imagine that the same stuff doesn't happen here. But it does. I

I often find in these discussions that Americans look with undue admiration over to Europe and imagine that the same stuff doesn't happen here. But it does. I recently got my wisdom teeth pulled out in Germany, and without my asking, the doctor sent me a pack of 12 Ibuprofen and billed me 24 euro, i.e. €2/pill. I didn't want them because I had 500 of the same at home, which I bought for 25 euro — i.e. €0.05/pill. That's a markup of 40x.