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[Old Greg]

This is a list of drugs about 50 people in the UK take.

No answer then. Carry on as you are. Pissed irrelevant Minny service as usual.

[minestrone]

"force the UK to buy over priced US drugs"

Just give me one drug,

[Whorty]

"force the UK to buy over priced US drugs"

Just give me one drug,

Maybe this article answers your question

Why prescription drugs cost so much more in America | Financial Times

[minestrone]

Maybe this article answers your question

Why prescription drugs cost so much more in America | Financial Times

"The diabetes activist seethes as she tells them how, as a consequence of soaring drug prices, one in four American diabetics now rations their use of insulin. "

Insulin is not a drug.

Jesus, the level of fooking stupid on here is astounding.

[BlasterBates]

The most widely prescribed drugs are statins.

Statins Cost Four Times More in US Than UK

There will be a lot of patients squirming in pain as pain killer doses are reduced to save money on American insurance policies. A small price to pay for a good cause.

If you do end up in pain in an outpatients because the pharmacy is empty, you can take your mind off it by watching some of Trump's magnificent tub thumping political rallies.

[BlasterBates]

The total cost of drugs for the NHS is 18 billion, if they were to pay US prices it would be more like 100 billion.

[minestrone]

The most widely prescribed drugs are statins.

Statins Cost Four Times More in US Than UK

There will be a lot of patients squirming in pain as pain killer doses are reduced to save money on American insurance policies. A small price to pay for a good cause.

If you do end up in pain in an outpatients because the pharmacy is empty, you can take your mind off it by watching some of Trump's magnificent tub thumping political rallies.

Stains are as cheap as tulip to make.

ATORVASTATIN | Medicinal forms | BNF content published by NICE
PRAVASTATIN SODIUM | Medicinal forms | BNF content published by NICE
ROSUVASTATIN | Medicinal forms | BNF content published by NICE
FLUVASTATIN | Medicinal forms | BNF content published by NICE

first 2 are a quid a month, the dear ones are 20 quid a month.

Please get better arguments.

[minestrone]

The total cost of drugs for the NHS is 18 billion, if they were to pay US prices it would be more like 100 billion.

Honestly?

You've taken an article about statins, then extrapolated the costs to cover the entire NHS drug budget?

[minestrone]

The insulin price in the US is crazy because they have mistakenly regulated it as a drug. But its not, it gets made in batches as a biological product. So the regulation on testing the batches as a new drug causes the price hit.

[Paddy]

The human cost of insulin in America - BBC News

This is the list of what Laura Marston has sacrificed to keep herself alive: Her car, her furniture, her apartment, her retirement fund, her dog.

At 36 years old, she has already sold all of her possessions twice to afford the insulin her body needs every day.

Insulin is not like other drugs. It's a natural hormone that controls our blood sugar levels - too high causes vision loss, confusion, nausea, and eventually, organ failure; too low leads to heart irregularities, mood swings, seizures, loss of consciousness.

For most of us, our bodies produce insulin naturally. But for Type 1 (T1) diabetics like Ms Marston, insulin comes in clear glass vials, handed over the pharmacy counter each month - if they can afford it.

One vial of the insulin Ms Marston uses now costs $275 (£210) without health insurance.

In 1923, the discoverers of insulin sold its patent for $1, hoping the low price would keep the essential treatment available to everyone who needed it.

Now, retail prices in the US are around the $300 range for all insulins from the three major brands that control the market.

Even accounting for inflation, that's a price increase of over 1,000%.