Increased out-of-pocket costs.

Patients who require medication may incur higher out-of-pocket expenses as a result of high drug prices, placing a heavy financial burden on families and individuals. Eventually, high drug costs might result in increasing poverty because people may have to choose between paying for their prescriptions and other essentials like food and housing.

Reduced access to essential medicines

Reduced investment in public health

Because of high drug costs, governments may be less able to fund public health initiatives, which may worsen the health issues that many Africans already suffer. Economic growth is also stifled by the high cost of pharmaceuticals, which lowers labor productivity as a result of people’s inability to work owing to illness.

Strained healthcare systems

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