The French, Austrians, and Germans have the same medicines we do—and they are less expensive and easier to get. In Germany I can get migraine medication without a prescription for a couple of euro at any pharmacy, even at an airport or railway station, provided that I take a moment to explain to the pharmacist why I need it. Every single part of that is impossible here. The difference is not that we have fancy chemicals and the Europeans do not. The difference is that doctors in Europe have time to do something beyond write out prescriptions.
