And yet I still hear entitled dicks saying "there isn't anything wrong with our medical systems in place." No wonder pharmaceutical companies have such deep pockets...

Pray tell how do new drugs get developed and the R&D both pre-clinical and clinical trial related paid for (most candidate drugs never make it past phase I clinical trials, so they're a sunk cost that has to be recouped by drug prices while those drugs are still under patent). Additionally the less people using a drug, the higher the drug price will be to offset that development (and God forbid it's an orphan drug for a rare condition). It's less greedy evil big spooky pharma and more the shitshow that's the frankenstein's monster of private insurance, medicare/medicaid prescription drug coverage by the feds, and price fixing in non-US markets that leaves US drug prices often higher to offset.

I was kind of bundling up medical systems, including medical care/insurance as a whole. Not just pharmaceuticals. It's both a problem with business and regulation. I don't disagree with anything that you said.

Could you PM what medication it is? I could probably help you find an alternative to ask your doctor about.

Is that name brand or a generic?

Additional options include various prescription drug savings cards that in the absence of insurance provide a discount on various drugs (at the trade off of those companies gaining information about you to sell for marketing purposes). I know that Rite Aid has a savings card for people without insurance that offers a discount from the cash price.

there isnt a generic of this one- i wish there was

Ouch! That reminds me of my eye medication after my surgery. Is that with the GoodRX? It looks like it from the screenshot. RX can really help lower the prices on expensive medicines.. Um, if you do not have insurance, and Costco might carry it, I suggest going to them, if you pay cash (as in no insurance at all) they will also give you a discount normally. And if you can take the generic of the medicine, go for it instead of the name brand.

holy shit, i'm really happy medication don't cost that much here...

Tell your doctor about your situation. He or she can likely give you a small supply for free and work with you to find a cheaper alternative.

Least you don't have it like in sweden.

Free health care but you gotta wait like 2 years to get something done.

"What's that, you think you may have a starting cancer tumor? We'll just put you up on a time 1 1/2 years from now and just hope it's not one and that it will not grow"
There are at least like 5 times a year they report on the news or in the paper of someone who's seen by camera surveilance just die in the waiting rooms and people critizise the health care, when really it's a bad job here. Pay is poor and you have to work like an animal as a doctor or nurse.

i mean i had to wait 8 months for this appointment that cost me $600 and my meds every month will be around $450 so this isnt too hot either

Oh wow, i thought high pricess was the only issue you guys had over there.

nah gosh i wish- :(

I hear about all this every day from my boyfriend... it's disgusting.

One thing you should know about swedes.

We complain about EVERYTHING without thinking of the side picture.
So instead on trying to make being a doctor/nurse a well paying job you can live on, there for enabling more people to be it and increase the amount of employes and probably cut waiting times swedes instead complain like it's the nurses and doctors fault when really they're as big victims as the patients.

Good ol' Sweden. Full of fucking idiots.

Yeah, it's insane. I'm trying so hard to help him move out. I genuinely don't feel safe with him alone living there.

Well violence wise it's not that bad of a country, sure. (i won't lie here, even if it sounds racist) the immigration has caused quite a stir, especially since some somali kids slipped through which are going around threatening people and robbing people. But if we just get all the pussies to shut up so we can deport the bad-doers without being called racist then things would improve alot in terms of safety since here you can't buy a gun as easy as you can buy candy.

As suggested by someone else, definitely try to talk to your doctor about the high costs. I'm not sure what medication it is or what your problem is (I assume it's stomach related). You could try to ask your doctor for alternative methods of treatment that doesn't involve medicine. Without knowing the diagnosis or even a hint of the symptoms then there's no way in giving advice. Though I'm pretty sure this journal is more about a rant then asking for help ^^;

I will say this last part and please don't take it offensively because I have no idea what your situation is like, but there's a reason why people get insurance and this is the reason. I do suggest looking into insurance if you can afford it, your little blurb about your washing machine kinda tells the tale, but I do highly suggest it nonetheless. Please don't take this as condescending :( I do hope you feel better and can work out a possible solution to your problem.

Best wishes Codeine

sadly it's mental medication , if it was stomach related it'd be deemed more "necessary" and there would be a generic brand - hence why this is also going to be a cost for the rest of my life, sadly because these are established conditions insurance is going to be around $200 a month GRANTED that'll still be cheaper and also would cover the month appointments as well

ech i just didn't think i'd need it

but yeah i'm going to go in and talk to the doctor about maybe them having coupons or something idk, also i'm looking into insurance now also

Depending on the mental medication you can get off with talk therapy. Highly depends on your state of mind though. Depression can be helped with talk therapy, something like the many forms of Autism can be tricky. Of course something like seizures would require medication.

You do you Codeine <3 Insurance will help in the long run, and also cover unexpected things like say... unintended side effects of the medications or the like. Worse comes to worse, if your state doesn't offer the type of insurance or you could get a better offer else ware, you can always move.

My cousin had Cystic Fibrosis (CF for short) and her parents moved up to Pennsylvania. I don't know too much of the particulars, but the insurance they got helped them a ton. At the end, she spent 3 months in a hospital, they managed to keep her alive with two failing lungs for those 3 months. The bill my cousin's family racked up was over a million dollars, they paid none of it, it was all covered. So definitely look around, and even towards other states and their laws/regulations with insurance and stuff like that. Though moving just because of medication costs/future unforeseen expenses seems a bit over the top, my aunt and uncle don't have to live out of a box because of it. Just food for thought.

I was on saphris for a while, that without insurance it costs 800 something dollars for 60 pills, psychiatric meds suck.