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I bought one yesterday for $12. The USA is fucked.
Ok my $12 was for Salbutamol not the Fluticasone/Salmeterol Cole needed, that would have cost me $35 (AUD that is)
It's even worse than it seems! This is according to his family, who is suing:
Not only was the price of his normal inhaler jacked sky high without any notice, there were actually several "$5 alternative options" available that neither his insurance nor his pharmacy made him aware of.
I just read an article on People which indicates that he had a $5 copayment alternative, which is the US equivalent of the $12 inhaler I bought, but it wasn’t good enough for Cole he needed a preventer not a rescue inhaler.
Yeah it's been all over the news for a few days now. Their lawsuit alleges there were actually suitable alternatives but the CVS system did not make the correct substitute recommendation.
Only parroting what I read though, just to be clear.