An inhaler that costs nearly $300 in the US goes for just $9 in Germany. What gives?

The price of asthma medication has soared in the U.S. over the past decade and a half.

The pharmaceutical company Teva sells QVAR RediHaler, a corticosteroid inhaler, for $286 in the U.S.

In Germany, Teva sells that same inhaler for $9.

  • HoustonHenry@lemmy.world
    3·
    6 months ago

    Yeah I know…I pay 90 pesos for two when I go to cancun. Ain’t life grand when you just want to breathe normal?

  • fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    6 months ago

    Appalling. And even without getting one from public healthcare in Europe, they’re still ~€10 privately. €12 inc delivery.

    Is the extra $270+ a freedom tax or something?

  • swarmingnarwhal@lemmy.world
    2·
    6 months ago

    Breo ellipta per month usa $540 without insurance, $115 with insurance, and $40 to ship it across the Atlantic from England. How in the fuck is it cheaper to ship it 3500 miles! Just fuck me, I guess for picking the wrong chronic illness.