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My mother is on Enbrel for her rheumatoid arthritis. The price? $6,500 per month.

• danlugo92 5y ago
  You can probably import that from somewhere. Dm me if you want help
  • mkl 5y ago
    There are no DMs on HN, and you don't have any contact info in your profile.
    • danlugo92 5y ago
      I'm danlugo92 everywhere. Use your favorite messaging whatever.
• eterm 5y ago
  If I'm reading the NICE site correctly, the NHS appears to pay a around 20% of that: https://bnf.nice.org.uk/medicinal-forms/etanercept.html https://bnf.nice.org.uk/medicinal-forms/etanercept.html £715 (approximately $950) for 4 doses, almost a month's worth with 1 dose per week coming out around $1k/month. Even ignoring the fact that patients here don't pay, just having NICE and a system which will fight drug companies over costs appears to massively bring down the costs of these medications.