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It's around US$350 a year in Australia [1] under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (Around US$500 without subsidies). For low-income people, it's around $40 a

It's around US$350 a year in Australia [1] under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (Around US$500 without subsidies). For low-income people, it's around $40 a year. No idea how much less the Indian generics they'd be using in South Africa cost. Unaffordable pharmaceuticals is a purely American problem and I have no idea why you guys think it's normal or put up with it. [1] https://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/buy/100885/tenofovir-disoproxil-emtri-mylan-300-200mg-tablets-30-authority-script-tenofovir-disoproxil-emtricitabine https://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/buy/100885/tenofovir-dis...

Kye 5y ago
What are we supposed to do? Corporations own the government and the people who can afford guns support it.
- AussieWog93 5y ago
  You mention guns, but I'm honestly surprised that pharmaceutical executives being gunned down by grieving family members isn't a daily occurrence. Given the number of gun owners and the number of pharmaceutical companies that let people die in agony to keep the medical insurance industry afloat, it should surely be a serious enough problem to warrant changes in corporate policy.
- talideon 5y ago
  There are two relatively straightforward things you can do that will help the situation: (a) vote, and (b) campaign to move to get some form of proportional representation become the voting system in your state, both for statewide and national elections. A major reason why you've entrenched interests is that they have safe seats they can depend on. The US has major issues with acts of gerrymandering that create those safe seats. Most forms of PR are much more resistant to gerrymandering than FPTP is. And if you want people who'll do something regarding healthcare costs, you need to get rid of those safe seats and make them accountable.
bayesian_horse 5y ago
start showing up for elections, for example
sidlls 5y ago
Some of us don’t think it’s normal, nor do we want to put up with it. Fully 60% of the voting population is deeply invested in seeing their team win regardless of what policies they support. We have to fight both democrats and republicans to make any progress. It’s a tough row to hoe.
refurb 5y ago
Ummm… no? It’s cheap in Australia because it’s generic. It’s generic now in the US too, and guess what? It’s $40 per month in the US. https://m.goodrx.com/truvada?sort_type=popularity https://m.goodrx.com/truvada?sort_type=popularity
- AussieWog93 5y ago
  Fair enough. I took the other guy at his word when he said it was $20k. It's definitely not uncommon for pharmaceuticals to cost an order of magnitude (or two) more in the US compared to other countries.

Kye 5y ago

What are we supposed to do? Corporations own the government and the people who can afford guns support it.

AussieWog93 5y ago
You mention guns, but I'm honestly surprised that pharmaceutical executives being gunned down by grieving family members isn't a daily occurrence. Given the number of gun owners and the number of pharmaceutical companies that let people die in agony to keep the medical insurance industry afloat, it should surely be a serious enough problem to warrant changes in corporate policy.
talideon 5y ago
There are two relatively straightforward things you can do that will help the situation: (a) vote, and (b) campaign to move to get some form of proportional representation become the voting system in your state, both for statewide and national elections. A major reason why you've entrenched interests is that they have safe seats they can depend on. The US has major issues with acts of gerrymandering that create those safe seats. Most forms of PR are much more resistant to gerrymandering than FPTP is. And if you want people who'll do something regarding healthcare costs, you need to get rid of those safe seats and make them accountable.

bayesian_horse 5y ago

start showing up for elections, for example

sidlls 5y ago

Some of us don’t think it’s normal, nor do we want to put up with it. Fully 60% of the voting population is deeply invested in seeing their team win regardless of what policies they support. We have to fight both democrats and republicans to make any progress. It’s a tough row to hoe.

refurb 5y ago

Ummm… no? It’s cheap in Australia because it’s generic. It’s generic now in the US too, and guess what? It’s $40 per month in the US. https://m.goodrx.com/truvada?sort_type=popularity https://m.goodrx.com/truvada?sort_type=popularity

AussieWog93 5y ago
Fair enough. I took the other guy at his word when he said it was $20k. It's definitely not uncommon for pharmaceuticals to cost an order of magnitude (or two) more in the US compared to other countries.