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Cheapish - as I recall about $300 for 90-day supply of generic hydroxychloroquine if paying cash in US. I mean, not cancer drug spends but if you are on it for
by aksss 7y ago
Cheapish - as I recall about $300 for 90-day supply of generic hydroxychloroquine if paying cash in US. I mean, not cancer drug spends but if you are on it for life it’s an annoying annual expense.
- adrianN 7y agoUS drug prices are pretty crazy. A random search in an internet pharmacy shows 100 tablets of 200mg hydroxychloroquine is like 30€ in Germany.
- baybal2 7y agoQuinine course used to cost around 1.5 RMBs in 1998. Managed to catch malaria in Hebei out of all places, during my first trips to China with my father.
- gmac 7y agoIndeed. Another example: https://twitter.com/jawj/status/1199026735980990465 https://twitter.com/jawj/status/1199026735980990465
- Rebelgecko 7y agoI believe its around $30 in the US at Ralphs or Costco
- stjohnswarts 7y agoIt is, but in recent years it was much higher because of "shortages" (actually just lack of competition after one of the main suppliers got busted by USDA for poor quality control).
- M_bara 7y agoFor Kenya, it works out as 0.3 USD/tablet for HCQS
- vinay427 7y agoRight, the only medication I sometimes bring from the US now is acetaminophen/paracetamol because it's the only one I've found that's much cheaper there. The rest are probably cheaper in Germany so I would just go there if I needed them.
- wyager 7y agoFor regulatory reasons, US drug list prices are completely detached from the actual price you end up paying (assuming you do a bit of research). See e.g. https://www.goodrx.com/hydroxychloroquine https://www.goodrx.com/hydroxychloroquine ($20 for 60x200mg)
- dreamcompiler 7y agoI checked into this recently because a family member takes it for lupus. It's 10x to 30x more expensive in the US than everywhere else in the world.
- smt1 7y agoWell, that reflects inflated American prices. In India, it is about 270 INR for 90x 200mg, or about $3.65. Non-generic hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) is about 3 times the price.
- garmaine 7y agoThere are certain websites which will ship a 90-day supply for $10 plus change from India, paid with bitcoin. Just sayin'.
- stjohnswarts 7y agoIt has come down a lot in the past year actually. You can get a 30 day supply for an adult for like $30 for the generic brand without insurance if you shop around. I take it everyday, I don't have any side effects from it but do have to get my eyes checked annually with an expensive test.