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In reply to the discussion: Poor Folks in the U.S. Can No Longer Afford Treatment for Pneumonia [View all]KatyaR
(3,445 posts)37. The $4 lists will be gone soon.
My generic thyroid that I must take every day went up the end of last year from $4 a month to $11. All the generic thyroid meds from that manufacturer went up so much that they no longer qualify for the $4 plan.
A friend takes a compounded thyroid med, and it has gone up from $60/month to $160/mo. Her hormone meds have gone up a crazy amount, as well.
I guarantee you this is retaliation for the healthcare act. I guess there will be a lot if people dying from lack of meds. Talk about your death panels....
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McCamy Taylor
Mar 2014
OP
This is an important topic and an illuminating post. As a career hospital administrator ....
Scuba
Mar 2014
#3
At Meijer stores here in Indiana (and presumably elsewhere), most common antibiotics are free. NT
Adrahil
Mar 2014
#4
Hi passiveporcupine.. In Ontario albuterol is called salbutamol , brand name is Ventolin.
nenagh
Mar 2014
#30
Ventolin is our generic brand. It is the cheapest brand I can get here. And it is almost $50/mo
passiveporcupine
Mar 2014
#33
I have a nebulizer and I use it often, but it's not with me when I am away from my house.
passiveporcupine
Mar 2014
#34
Thanks for continuing to speak out on this. How many illnesses are not being treated because of the
freshwest
Mar 2014
#15
We NEED he Gov to investigate into why the cost of drugs are escalating so fast. Something crooked
Auntie Bush
Mar 2014
#24
And the TPP is likely to make it even worse with the new protections for drug patents,
jtuck004
Mar 2014
#36