Posted by mav27 on September 27, 2008, at 23:23:05
In reply to Re: Are medications a lot more expensive in the US, posted by socialphobic on September 27, 2008, at 20:07:42
> Yes there are a few medications not covered by the PBS, but not many. We are still much better off than the US. The only one i've encountered not on the PBS is klonopin, but that is only like $30 anyway.
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> It sounds like if you're unemployed in the US then you simply cannot afford medications because you can't afford health insurance? That is not a good system. At least here in australia we only have to pay $5 for medications while on welfare, so it makes it affordable.
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>Bupropion is another one not covered except for 6 months to stop smoking, i tried it out and it cost me about $60 a fortnight or $90 for the brand name version.. thankfully MBF gave me about $50 back on each script.
America also has other programs in place to help people that can't afford their meds, they can apply to the drug company to get cheap or free meds off them for eg.
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