Doctor Michael broke down the price discrepancies between five common medications in the United States, Australia and Scotland to his more than 500,000 followers on TikTok.
Watched more than 2.7 million times, he started the video on a salbutamol inhaler, a puffer for asthma sufferers, costing about A$10, while it is US$50 in the states.
A doctor has revealed the shock costs of five common medicines in the US, Australia and Scotland.
One medication will set back Americans up to $84,500.
Atorvastatin, a medication to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, is priced as little as A$6.70 for 30 tablets in Australia, compared to US$2,628 for Americans.
Next was Omeprazole, used for treating stomach acid, heartburn and reflux, costs A$6 in Australia and up to US $326 in the US.
While Azithromycin, an antibiotic to treat bacterial infections, can set Americans back US$155, while many Aussies pay just A$7.70.
However, the biggest shock was Sofosbuvir, which treats hepatitis C, with a 12-week treatment roughly costing an eyewatering US$84,000 without insurance and discounts.
It equates to about US$1,000 a tablet, multiple US health websites reported.
Meanwhile, it costs about $31 for a packet of 28 in Australia on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
Americans are facing much higher costs.
There are no costs involved for all five medications mentioned in Scotland, Dr Michael said.
“Oh my god,” he said in reaction to the five-figure cost.
There are no costs involved for all five medications mentioned in Scotland, Dr Michael said.
“See, in Scotland and Australia there’s a socialist healthcare system which means that the government subsidises the cost of medications.”
Commenters from around the world were left shocked.
“Aussie here, happy to pay extra tax to know that everyone can get medical care. It’s a human right ffs,” one person said.
“America is one gigantic scam,” added another.
“People in Australia cry over tax we have to pay,” added a third. “On the other hand, free hospitals, cheap medicine, cheap doctors, family tax benefit, aged care, unemployment benifits, aged pension, carer payments, meternity leave, farm house allowances, disability support, youth allowance. The list goes on. Australia looks after its citizens.”
The medical practitioner’s video came after President Donald Trump threatened a 200 percent tariff on imported drugs, one of Australia’s largest exports to the US.
The commander-in-chief this week warned he may hike it a further 50 per cent.