[Sandy in Silicon Valley]

Hi,

How do y'all feel about the cost of Tykerb, and the uncertain dosing status right now?

Each morning, when I take my 5 pills, I think "This is $120 worth (to my insurance co., plus 75c copay to me) of drugs I'm taking here.

It does NOT make me feel special, as perhaps spending $120/morning on something else - like food, or books, or music, or FUN - might. Instead, it seems like an obscenely inflated cost. If I had to pay for this out of pocket, there is NO WAY I'd buy the drug, even if it does its purported best, and keeps further bc brain mets at bay.

I hate that the pharmaceutical companies cry "but the RESEARCH costs!!!" when criticized about the cost of their drugs, but when they make deals with socialized medicine countries' drug purchasers, suddenly they can afford to accept lots less, plus there are these ridiculous magazine and tv ads that they pay big bucks to air - to convince lay people to ask their docs for their drugs!!!???

thanks for the opportunity to rant a bit...
Sandy in Silicon Valley