Prescription Drug Sticker Shock

Ya Gotta Wonder… 

Went to Walmart to pick up a prescription for an antibiotic. Nothing exotic or sexy about the drug or my medical malady. The drug’s been on the market for over 70 years. Doctor checked “generic” on the prescription form for 14 pills.

STICKER SHOCK ALERT!!! 

Cost? 

$300.00 

Bless the good folks at Walmart. They located a coupon that took the price down to $115.00

But still, that’s a lot. And this is an antibiotic that cost about $4.99 for the same number of pills the last time I took it ten years ago.

Ya gotta wonder what’s up. I know President Biden is looking for ways to deal with this, as did former President Trump.

Well, I’ve got a one suggestion to get the ball rolling on cutting drug prices.

Tell pharmaceutical companies they can no longer advertise prescription drugs in the media. How many billions do they spend on advertising…that in olden days was illegal, and back then drugs didn’t require a second mortgage on your home or going to a loan shark to pay for a drug? Cut that expense and there could be an immediate lowering of drug prices. Of course, the news media covering the President’s news conference would have apoplexy at that loss in advertising dollars.

AND…You can’t escape the irony that the President of these United States goes on the airways to talk about a plan to cut prescription drugs prices and his press conference is bookended by expensive TV prescription drug ads.

Ya Gotta Wonder!