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“Bring me back some Canadian insulin. It’s 50 percent cheaper up there.” – Shameless Shames Big Pharma

Shameless Showtime TV seriesThe December 17th episode of the television comedy Shameless provides a pathetic commentary on unfairly high prices of drugs in the U.S.  In the episode, the lead character, Frank, announces that, for a fee, he’ll help smuggle Americans into Canada. But, it turns out, what people really want is for Frank to buy and bring back their much-needed medicines–medications such as EpiPens, insulin, Invokana, and Tecfidera from Canada where they are more affordable.

Here’s the dialogue:

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