High Price for Gas, and Prescription Drugs in Lebanon

When we were in Lebanon there was something very shocking about the high price of gas, and prescription drugs, the price per gallon for gas is higher then here in the states, and the price for prescription drugs is shocking. We had first been to Egypt, and had stopped in at a pharmacy to get some medication that we had run out of, it was so cheap, but they could only give us one box with 20 pills in it. We wanted to see if the price would be the same in Lebanon, so we asked for the same drug, and it was shocking the price they sell it for. All the medication comes from overseas, in Egypt the company’s are manufacturing the drugs right there. I do not understand why Lebanon is not doing the same thing, until I said something about it in front of some people, and they told me that there is most likely one if not more Parliament members making a lot of money off of the drugs that are being imported  to Lebanon.

So I ask you the Lebanese people why are you not doing something about this, how many jobs could be created if you had the companies making the drugs in your country, or if you do not want to do that start getting them from Egypt, your government is not working for you, you should be demanding lower drug prices.