Ventolin/albuterol is all most people with mild asthma need and just use it as needed. People with more severe asthma need the daily maintenance inhalers that have other types of medication in them.
health insurance wasnt a problem until the 80's, when they broke it down by managing, adding complexity to the system, money managers, fee for service, lawsuits to make a profit.
2/5 my kids have asthma, and all we've ever used was albuterol, we have some stocked up from elsewhere because of the red tape in america is bullshit. It's good having it around even though they are growing out of it, never know when an attack hits, losing breathing ability in a short amount of time can be fatal, the medicine is life saving, it should be widely available, low price, and a pharmacist should be able to provide ON REQUEST rather than a docs visit.
Almost every pharmacist I've been to is typically willing to educate customers on those prescription programs if you say that you're having trouble paying for something. Those prescription program cards/applications are in full view at every pharmacy I can ever recall visiting.
Symbicort and Breo both have generic versions that the insurance might cover. But I’ve seen a lot of negligence in both pharmacists and patients that didn’t reach out and tell me their inhalers aren’t affordable anymore. More so on the pharmacist because they should be able to see that the generic would be covered.
He should had smoked meth
I’m going to go out on a limb and say there’s more to this story, based on what I see all the time
- It's absurd. My mom gets all their diabets medicines for "free". Were in the process of getting her depression meds.
