I will die without this drug.
I’m afraid there’s no way I’ll be able to balance paying off my student loans, paying for necessities like housing, AND paying for my medication.
It’s a lot for me to manage.
There was a point where I was in so much discomfort that I paid $60 for just a couple of packets, but I could never afford the full dose my doctor prescribed.
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The cost was just too high.
If I were prescribed a drug like Onglyza again, I would have to use a credit card to pay for it, and I would go into debt.
I worry constantly.
Patients like me have worked all our lives in hopes of a peaceful and enjoyable retirement.
There is no guarantee.
How is anyone supposed to pay tens of thousands of dollars each year in order to stay alive?
I worry that I will not be able to afford to live.
Pharmaceutical companies cannot keep making these outrageous profits while people like me struggle to afford to stay alive.
