Over Christmas break, I needed a prescription filled so I went with my mom to the pharmacy. While waiting (as one does in a pharmacy), an elderly couple came through to pick up their surplus of meds. One for his heart, one to help with the symptoms of that one, one for his blood pressure, one for her arthritis, one for.. Between them, I must have counted seven or eight little red-orange bottles. The pharmacist started ringing them up, and the old man noticed the price of one of the prescriptions had gone up. "Wasn't that only $65 last month?" he asked. It was now $78. The pharmacist assured him that it was the right price and promised to look for another generic brand that would be less expensive. Their total for one month of prescriptions: nearly $600.
Tis the season.
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