My name is Luz Lopez and I am a resident of Phoenix, Arizona. High drug prices have become a huge issue for me as I face multiple health issues –– and I know countless other Arizonans face similar health care problems.
I have suffered from fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome since 2001. Living with chronic illness has caused me to also suffer from depression and anxiety, which also makes my day-to-day living increasingly difficult. I’m currently on medication for the chronic widespread pain as well as anti-anxiety and depression medication. It has been a long journey for me these past 17 years.
My list of medications is long. I take several medications that are required to manage my medical conditions, and I am on Medicare. I need all of these medications in order to live a healthy, active lifestyle.
What I need to know is why the pharmaceutical companies are allowed to make billions at the expense of patients. Will high costs of health care be the death of me? It’s time I tell my story. My medical conditions are debilitating and it’s not fair for patients with chronic illness to suffer the way we do.
Patients For Affordable Drugs is the only independent national patient organization focused exclusively on achieving policy changes to lower the price of prescription drugs.
I have suffered from fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome since 2001. Living with chronic illness has caused me to also suffer from depression and anxiety, which also makes my day-to-day living increasingly difficult. I’m currently on medication for the chronic widespread pain as well as anti-anxiety and depression medication. It has been a long journey for me these past 17 years.