![Francisco Barona, 70, travels from Madrid to neighboring Castilla-La Mancha to buy his medication to avoid prescription charges.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/QOGNNO27GRSIB6LSPJ4MPZZHSE.jpg?auth=8812e85671f7187e70d7f52668b505f67a03380584673bbc99b4bfc9b62135bb&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
Have prescription, will travel: Are drug charges creating pharmacy tourism boom?
Madrid government's introduction of prescription surcharges drives locals to seek cheaper medicine outside the region.
Madrid government's introduction of prescription surcharges drives locals to seek cheaper medicine outside the region.