A $20 drug in Europe requires a prescription and $800 in the U.S.

Re:A $20 drug in Europe requires a prescription and $800 in ... by ThePowerOfFuet on Friday December 05, 2025 @05:04PM (#46167988)

All that handwaving and apology but yet

>the actual cash-pay price is $225

So still 11x the price, plus whatever the prescription costs.

Unforgiveable.

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Re:A $20 drug in Europe requires a prescription and $800 in ... by yread on Friday December 05, 2025 @05:23PM (#46168164)

Well but that $225 feeds and clothes a lot of the people who spend all day designing these cards and systems around that

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Re:A $20 drug in Europe requires a prescription and $800 in ... by actionfromafar on Friday December 05, 2025 @05:52PM (#46168457)

Including Oracle, probably.

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Re:A $20 drug in Europe requires a prescription and $800 in ... by loeg on Friday December 05, 2025 @06:02PM (#46168546)

The FDA bears much of the responsibility for that cost, which GP explained.

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