In less than a year for a 100 ml vial of each type of insulin, my cost has gone from a $30.00 to a $90.00 co-pay for each. Generally, I use more than 1 vial a month for each type of insulin. The cost can be anywhere from $180.00 to $360.00 a month depending on the amount of insulin injected. This seems to be an extravagant increase in price [for something] that so many people use to help stay alive. 

I have several chronic illnesses that require expensive medications. One of those is Type 1 diabetes which requires two types of insulin to live; even a week without it would put my body into ketoacidosis which would quickly cause kidney failure and lead to death soon after. Even the insulins that have been around for many years and their generics are $300-$500 per box. Now multiply that by two, because I require a long-acting insulin and a short- acting insulin. A huge thing I don’t understand is why insulin would cost hundreds still, when it’s common sense that the research companies, investors, and inventor have long been paid back for their time, money, and resources as well as huge profits. So why are they taking from those of us who are barely treading water and are just trying to stay alive literally? I would imagine their original goal in developing these drugs was to “help people” not to “get rich while hurting people.” 

I have epilepsy. I am on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). I take 3 medications, one of which doesn't have a generic yet. The patent doesn't expire until 2022. It costs me $800 for a 3-month supply, after paying  $1200 for my first 3-month supply of the year because of my $400 deductible. Another one of the meds I take is over 100 years old: Phenobarbital. It dates back to 1914. When my husband had a nice insurance plan I paid $3.96 for a 90-day supply. Now on Medicare, I pay anywhere between $50 to $114 for a 90-day supply. The stuff is cheaper than aspirin and here I am paying this amount of money for it. I don't make a lot of money on SSDI. I'm unable to work because I can't concentrate well enough these days and these meds also have horrible side effects that make me short-tempered. They also make me tired since they're sedatives. But the problem with the high prices of meds is out of control on every level. I don't care if you're rich or poor, Why are there so many levels in the prescription drug supply chain? 

I'm in treatment for graft vs. host disease and red cell aplasia following a bone marrow transplant. One immunosuppressant costs $3000 per month; my copay is $85. Once I hit the Medicare Part D "donut hole" it costs $750 per month for 3 months. Last year I spent $16,000 on medical bills, quickly using up my retirement savings. I don't want to go bankrupt over exorbitant drug prices. Even old, standard ointments like Lidocaine cost $250.00 for a 15g tube. 

I currently self-inject a medication to slow down the progression of multiple sclerosis. My co-pay is barely affordable. In January, the cost will skyrocket, and I will stop taking the drug because I will not be able afford the co-pay. This will change the course of the quality of my life in a hugely negative way. I’m terrified.

My son has asthma. Without insurance, the inhaler that he must have is $400 a month, which he cannot afford. Instead, [he] uses a rescue inhaler that barely works just to survive. 

Medications are way too expensive. It affects my family and me. We can't afford them. We need cheaper medications.

Since 1998, I have taken a generic medication. I was put on Corgard® (Nadolol). Over the years, the medication went from $5 to $10 a month and then suddenly, in 2015, it went to over $250 per month. That did not include what insurance covered. I have never been able to get a straight answer from the manufacturer. As I work for a hard-working family practice doctor, I have seen it all, and this is only one of many such issues.

but with a lot of self-care and discipline, hard work and compliance with my medication and exercise, I am doing well. I've had multiple sclerosis a long time! I work part time, volunteer when I can and keep a positive spirit. I take one medication and it is to prevent the MS from worsening. My insurance pays most of it, but my co-pay is $2,500/month. I've been getting "extra help" for the copay through Social Security since my copay cost is more than my entire income. But, I just took my last dose. I was notified that I am no longer getting the assistance for the copay. I cannot afford $30,000/ year in copay. A nursing home would cost a lot more. I am now without the medication that has been so effective and am really worried.