http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/turing...rugs-1.3238202
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The price of Daraprim, a generic drug that has been around for decades and is used to treat a potentially deadly infection called toxoplasmosis, jumped from $13.50 US per pill to $750 per pill since the New York City-based company acquired the rights to the drug in August.
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A generic at $750/pill? Absolutely disgusting.
Making it worse - this is apparently only the latest example of drug price gouging. No wonder health care prices are skyrocketing if financial hedge fund managers are getting in on the game.
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Front-line tuberculosis doctors in Canada were recently sticker shocked that the price of an essential medication for drug-resistant TB went through the roof for no apparent reason.
Cycloserine is a critical drug used to treat a rare and dangerous form of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
Overnight in North America, cycloserine went from $15 US per pill to $360 US.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/tb-dru...rine-1.3237868