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The price of asthma medication has soared in the U.S. over the past decade and a half. (newsie.social)

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The price of asthma medication has soared in the U.S. over the past decade and a half.

The pharmaceutical company Teva sells QVAR RediHaler, a corticosteroid inhaler, for $286 in the U.S.

In Germany, Teva sells that same inhaler for $9.

https://theconversation.com/asthma-meds-have-become-shockingly-unaffordable-but-relief-may-be-on-the-way-222858
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

@[email protected] Teva Pharmaceuticals is an Israeli pharmaceutical company that is one of the largest manufacturers of generic drugs in the world. In 2023, Teva paid the largest fines to date for an antitrust cartel in relation to a DOJ criminal investigation into company price-fixing.