A $20 drug in Europe requires a prescription and $800 in the U.S.
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·December 5, 2025DarkmSparks
Profit before people. True American values.....
ghostDancer
Nothing says capitalism and free market like good extortion on health products and services. That's the way to go USA.
yieldcrv
out of curiosity, how much would this drug cost in Europe if they had required prescriptions as well
the article does a good job of showing the self serving double speak and the lack of pursuing an OTC option in the US, but I want to compare costs directly, since the article also acknowledges that OTC would have been much cheaper than $800 in the US too
kotaKat
Why is it eye medication seems to be the market with the slimier moves? Sudden memories to when Allegran sold the patents for Restasis to the Awkwesasne-Mohawks to try to protect it with soverign immunity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_St._Regis_Mohawk_Tribe_and...
rational_human
because f. you, pay me
It's a very interesting drug. There are a lot of concerns right now around PFAS in water supplies, for example, and Miebo/Evotears are pure PFAS (perfluorohexyloctane) that's instilled directly in the eye, giving you a dose somewhere around a million times higher than levels of concern in drinking water.
But it is absolutely revolutionary if you have dry eyes. Quotes include "I feel like my eye is actually too wet now"