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$150 with discount or coupon is still way too expensive. Where I live in Europe (Belgium) pharmacies sell the EpiPen for just $50. No need for a coupon, that's

• Joeri 8y ago
  In belgium the government sets the maximum price of drugs. The drug company has to submit a dossier explaining objectively why a particular price that they propose is reasonable.
  • Communitivity 8y ago
    I think that is what we need in the U.S. When I was in college I survived on a food budget of $100/week during my first year. I have diabetes, and I am supposed to (though not required) test my blood three times a day, 21 times per week, at $1 per strip. My Metformin costs me another $22 per week, and a two other drugs costs me about the same. The result is that a single well-controlled condition costs me $88 per week, $352 per month. Put another way, if I was working minimum wage without insurance and no other income (12% tax bracket), I'd need to work 13.6 hours to cover the drugs for that one condition, 34% of my take home (roughly, I didn't include state tax, social security, etc.). Where as one person I would have been above the poverty threshold of $12.14k in 2018, now I would effectively be below it. This is why so many people who don't have steady jobs (e.g., the gig economy) have to choose between drugs and food.
• refurb 8y ago
  I’m not arguing the price is low, I’m arguing we don’t know the real price of the generic.