Americans pay more for prescription drugs than any other country in the world. With some life-saving medications increasing in price by more than 5,000 per cent, Dateline meets the Americans relying on the kindness of strangers and seeking help abroad to stay alive.

This episode first aired in 2019.

00:00 Intro
00:59 Uninsured and diabetic in America
02:42 Landon can't afford insulin
04:43 What killed Antavia
08:00 How do US politicians view the issue of high prescription drug prices?
09:09 Going across the border for insulin
10:38 How much insulin costs in Canada compared to the US
13:58 Dr. Vikas Saini explains how pharmaceutical companies keep their prices high
15:31 What the pharmaceutical industry says in its defence
16:21 A pricing analyst explains why he believes the prices are fair
17:59 What's wrong with U.S. drug pricing
20:30 Elmer has to buy his medication from a seller overseas
22:29 An Australian sells lifesaving prescription drugs for cheap
25:58 Landon has to rely on charity to survive
27:57 Dr. Saini's one question to Big Pharma

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