And that is not a singular example with Mexico or foreign drug pricing discrepancies. 

A couple quotes from a previous now off line Ticker articles.

"They come from things like Hepatitis C, for which there is now a cure and, if you are willing to fly to India, you can have it for about $900 (plus the cost of the airplane ride, passport, visa if you need one and a 90 day stay in a hotel.)  Those "pluses" sound expensive and they are, right up until you consider that the very same drug, made by the same company, costs $90,000 right here in America -- and it's illegal to fly the drug from India to here, so if you want it for the $900, you must go there."

"If this was a singular instance it would be able to be written off as an anomaly.  But it's not.  Scorpion anti-venom and similar drugs used for snakebites can cost $50,000 or more here in the United States for treatment, but are a literal $100 in Mexico, just a few miles south.  Again, if you get bit or stung I hope you can get to Mexico to buy them before you die because it's a criminal offense to have someone fly them here to you."

These are the same drugs made by the same companies.

So why do you suppose we are seeing all the TV ads for boomers getting tested for Hep C ? its the $