[Riverwild]

I am not sure how I missed this and my apologies if it has already been posted...

It just stunned me and then it made me angry, as a patient who is hostage to big pharma companies because I have a chronic incurable disease and choose to take a DMD to improve my quality of life.

The rising cost of MS drugs:

All costs listed are for drug only and are approximate cost per year. You or your insurance company may pay more or less depending on what kind of coverage you have.
Copaxone $42,300.00
Gilenya $48,000.00
Tysabri $42,788.00
Avonex $37,544.00
Betaseron $37,294.00
Rebif $36,825.00
Ampyra $12,850.00

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-0...-ms-drugs.html

4-AP- Skip's pharmacy cost w/compounding $95.00 for 100 day supply/3 10mg caps a day (cost as of 02/11)
Low Dose Naltrexone- Skip's pharmacy cost w/compounding $66.00 for 100 day supply/4.5 mg day (cost as of 02/11)

I'm off on another letter writing campaign to my Congressmen and women and my Senators and the President and the papers and whoever else I can bother this week!