Asthma meds have become shockingly unaffordable − but relief may be on the way
Asthma meds have become shockingly unaffordable − but relief may be on the way
An inhaler that costs nearly $300 in the US goes for just $9 in Germany. What gives?
The price of asthma medication has soared in the U.S. over the past decade and a half.
The pharmaceutical company Teva sells QVAR RediHaler, a corticosteroid inhaler, for $286 in the U.S.
In Germany, Teva sells that same inhaler for $9.
Yeah I know...I pay 90 pesos for two when I go to cancun. Ain't life grand when you just want to breathe normal?
Appalling. And even without getting one from public healthcare in Europe, they’re still ~€10 privately. €12 inc delivery.
Is the extra $270+ a freedom tax or something?
<insert medication here> has become shockingly unaffordable
FTFY
So there’s hope people can breathe easy soon?
(I’ll show myself out)