PrEP now 40 Euros in Germany

[GermanFucker]

Maker of generics "Hexal" has lowered its prices for a 28-day prescription of Emtricitabin/Tenofovir available through a network of 79 big-city pharmacies to 40 Euros (or roughly 43,50 per full month).

For those who don't have access to one of these pharmacies, there is also a 90-day supply of Emtricitabin/Tenofovir available from "Ratiopharm" for 199,90 Euros (or roughly 67,50 Euros per month). The difference here: Not only is this prescription available through all licenced pharmacies in the country (including mail order), but can also be used as part of HIV therapy for poz guys.

Again: These are first-world, high income country FINAL prices, WITHOUT any health-insurance or drug-maker co-pay schemes (given that PrEP has gotten so cheap, public health insurances are probably going to cover it anyway from next year on, but even without that PrEP has now become financially bearable even if you are young and / or earning low wages).

So all you need is a prescription from a doctor.

The difference to sometimes much higher prices in the US: Patent expiration is take seriously here (very hard to sneak in an extension) and there is a competitive market for generics.

[Leather69]

In Australia, that would be 62 Euros for someone waged and 10 Euros for someone on welfare (eg unemployed/disability/age pension etc). All you need is a script from your doctor.

[h2d2]

5 hours ago, Leather69 said:

In Australia, that would be 62 Euros for someone waged and 10 Euros for someone on welfare (eg unemployed/disability/age pension etc). All you need is a script from your doctor.

Actually in Australia it's $39.50 (25.5 Euro) for 30 days supply, or $6.40 (4 Euro) if you are on welfare.  These are the government-subsidised prices since PrEP was added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme earlier this year.

[beanna]

In Scotland it is free on prescription, just another policy enacted by its government despite the severe restrictions Westminster places upon it

oh the difference between neo-liberal capitalism and constructive progressive socially inclusive politics, just one of many similar policies enacted by Scotland in the face of ever mounting austerity