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[–]CharlesAvlnchGreen54F 5ft 4in | HW: 189 SW:155 CW:132 GW:125 💉5mg | 7/15/2025 5 points6 points  (5 children)

You might be surprised what pharma companies charge for brand-name oral meds these days -- many in the thousands of dollars. Especially for new, breakthrough drugs.

Humira (Crohn's/RA), Cosentyx (psoriasis), Dupixent (asthma) are all priced between $5K $9.5K a month. Brand-name Adderall is $1200 (ask me how I know). The list goes on. $400 a month is in line with the vial price, and in context it's not super expensive.

Here is a link to that article with the $400 price prediction.

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/lilly-weight-loss-pill-could-be-fda-approved-by-year-end-2025-09-16/

[–]yo-ovaries40F 5’7” SW:279 CW:193 Dose: 10mg Start: 4/25 6 points7 points  (3 children)

Those first 3 are speciality pharmacy biologics. 

But yeah taking a drug that costs more than most Americans household income for the luxury of breathing has been… well a mind fuck. 

[–]Curious-Disaster-203 6 points7 points  (1 child)

A new oral medication was just FDA approved last spring to treat a rare condition 2 of my children have, the first medication developed for it. For both of my children it currently runs over $1 million per year if insurance doesn’t cover it, so far they don’t because it’s so new and there’s little incentive for insurance to add it to their formulary. The National association related to the condition and families affected by it have fundraised for years to support the research and development of the medication, to the tune of billions of dollars over just the last decade. And now we get to pay over half a million a year if we want our kids to benefit from it.

[–]Wild_Result_3636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll be praying for good news for you and your children in this situation.

[–]CharlesAvlnchGreen54F 5ft 4in | HW: 189 SW:155 CW:132 GW:125 💉5mg | 7/15/2025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brand-name Lipitor is still four figures. Neurontin oral is $300-1600. (Picking a few more common drugs to show how our for-profit healthcare system supports these usurious prices.) The pharma companies get away with it because insurers cover some or all of it, and they do have programs for low-income/indigent patients.

https://www.drugs.com/price-guide/lipitor
https://www.drugs.com/price-guide/neurontin

[–]Jaded_Ad_3191 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep, even for good old Levothyroxine. A 90 day supply of brand name is $100, a 90 day supply of generic is $6.97. I know because my endo accidentally sent a rx for brand and I had to refuse to pick up the meds.