We spend far more money on widely prescribed drugs like statins. The most expensive drugs are rarely needed by many people. The big one recently is a drug to t

We spend far more money on widely prescribed drugs like statins. The most expensive drugs are rarely needed by many people. The big one recently is a drug to treat Hep C, at about A$22000 a patient (but possibly saving years of dialysis) and a macular degeneration treatment (what price do you put in vision?). https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2020-12-01/australias-most-commonly-prescribed-medicines-statins/12936626 https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2020-12-01/australias-mos... From someone on the PBSAC: https://www.nps.org.au/australian-prescriber/articles/the-challenge-of-costly-drugs https://www.nps.org.au/australian-prescriber/articles/the-ch... It isn't so much the cost, but whether they actually work, or are any better than other treatments.