High prices charged for drugs is no guarantee that they are of good quality. "In the process of going from a developing to a fully developed country it is hard to avoid poor-quality or counterfeit drugs because of the enormous market demand. The patient can be put in a real quandary," says Associate Professor Richard C. Chien of National Yang Ming University's Institute of Hospital and Health Care Administration.
藥價高並不代表藥好，「從開發往已開發國家走的過渡期，難免因市場需求量大，使用品質不好的藥或假藥，但病患可能就無所適從，」陽明大學醫管所副教授錢慶文說。