Another year, another round of fun with stupidly inflated prices for my regular inhaler.

Tried to fill the prescription for it again at Rite Aid yesterday, only to be told they'd have to charge me north of $200 instead of the $40 I paid the last couple times I renewed it.

So I called up my insurance just now to ask them WTF, and they said that the policy was that I would HAVE to use CVS or mail order. Which is, in a word, _bullshit_. I expressed my dissatisfaction with this on the call (only, y'know, _politely_), though I also made it clear that I understood this was not the fault of the guy I was talking to.

#FunWithInsurance #AmericanHealthcare #Inhalers #QVar

https://substack.perfectunion.us/p/breaking-pharma-giants-slash-inhaler #health #drugs #pharma #inhalers #medicine #healthcare

This man appears to want #Trump #Bibles, not #inhalers, for #Oklahoma's #children, Ryan Walters is supposed to be Oklahoma's "Superintendent of Public Instruction." The Request for Proposal #RFP looking to award a contract for “the purchase of 55,000 King James Version Bibles with US Pledge of Allegiance, The U.S. #DeclarationofIndependence, The U.S. #Constitution, and The U.S. #BillofRights documents included.“ Specifically on #trump #bibles. https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/10/04/donald-trump-supported-bible-one-of-few-that-meets-ryan-walters-criteria-for-ok-classrooms/75510021007/ #education #publicschools

"AstraZeneca completes clinical programme for low-emission inhalers"

#AstraZeneca #Inhalers #Emissions #Health #Climate #ClimateChange

https://www.edie.net/astrazeneca-completes-clinical-programme-for-low-emission-inhalers/

wait im seeing it on bluesky and if this is true the WAY that takes away about 59% of my ideation

https://www.patreon.com/posts/starting-june-1-105451511

#Asthma #Inhaler #Inhalers

Via @mattbc on Patreon: remember that as of yesterday, June 1st, inhalers are capped at $35 out-of-pocket.

Read all you need to know here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/starting-june-1-105451511

#USHealthcare #Inhalers

#Inhalers are big business with revenue in the billions for companies such as GlaxoSmithKline & AstraZeneca, partly because they cost $200-$600. That has now been cut to $35 as the FTC's Linda Khan found a way to strip their monopoly protection.

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-how-ftc-chair-lina

Madrigal’s Rezdiffra energizes MASH Space, sets bar for future therapies—BMS, AstraZeneca, Novartis add to 2024 M&A upswing—AstraZeneca follows rival Boehringer in capping out-of-pocket costs for inhalers--http://bit.ly/w28kSd #mash #nash #liverdisease #novartis #bristolmyerssquibb #novartis #mergersandacquisitions #drugpricing #inhalers #astrazeneca #pharma #pharmanews #biotech #biopharma #biotechnology #cafepharma

I can always take a loan and pay back slowly, so that's an option! I can take editing requests as I have two degrees from a highly regarded writing and literature program at #UNC, and any other #writing requests. I need more help than food, I do need #inhalers as well but can't afford it and I'm using expired ones. I am trying.

Blue #inhalers are made of magic. That's it. That's the toot.

Pricy #inhalers remain expensive due to device tweaks that keep competitors at bay
#Drugmakers incremental adjustments to older inhaler products to fend off #generics. Feldman found that just 1 of 62 approved by #FDA 1986-2020 had a new mechanism of action
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Is anyone else having to battle with their GP over blue inhalers? #Asthma #Inhalers #Ventolin #NHS

I mean ... at least it's not too #cold to #snow ?

#mnwx #mnweather #twincities #MNastodon

Update:

#RemindMe that its #inhaler 1st, then #shoveling
#asthma #inhalers

We just saw this on the birdsite from @wbfeldman. Similar observation to ours regarding devices and just published in JAMA. Great that this aspect of patent manipulation is getting attention!

https://twitter.com/wbfeldman/status/1610329075918184451

From 2000-2021, manufacturers earned $111 billion on brand-name #inhalers in the US AFTER patents on their active ingredients had expired.
How?
By patenting other aspects of the products (e.g., delivery devices).

#patents #pharmaceuticals #generics #BigPharma #OrangeBook

I JUST got 3 months of #Symbicort and my allergist wants me to try this (naturally). Same thing plus a third med.

Anyone have experience with #Breztri?

#asthma #asthmatic #inhalers