Funny you should mention that, as in the United Kingdom each pill would only cost the end user ~29p (about half a dollar) thanks to our National Health Service

Funny you should mention that, as in the United Kingdom each pill would only cost the end user ~29p (about half a dollar) thanks to our National Health Service capping the price of a prescription. Interestingly, it 'only' costs the equivalent of $650 per pill for the NHS to purchase [1], rather than the $1125 cited in the article. I expect it used its buying power to negotiate a more favourable price - yet another benefit of this nationalised, socialised health care system. [1] According to the British National Formulary.