The soaring cost of a simple breath
Pulmicort, a steroid inhaler, generally retails for over $175 in the United States, while pharmacists in Britain buy the identical product for about $20 and dispense it free of charge to asthma patients. Albuterol, one of the oldest asthma medicines, typically costs $50 to $100 per inhaler in the United States, but it was less than $15 a decade ago, before it was repatented.
The Soaring Cost of a Simple Breath
The high price of commonly used medications for conditions like asthma contributes heavily to health care costs and certainly causes more widespread anguish.
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