If youâre using B vitamins to help prevent hot flashes, be sure to use the form of niacin called niacinamide. Other forms of niacin dilate the blood vessels, which can cause flushing and worsen hot flashes, rather than relieve them. Folic acid helps the body manufacture and use estrogen.
In 2014, a new hepatitis C drug came to market, an innovative treatment offering a cure for a disease that desperately needed one. The price tag: about $84,000 for a 12-week course of treatment, enough to make it the most expensive prescription drug in America. In the medical world, the halls of insurance offices nationwide and even our nationâs Capitol, all hell broke loose. The drug, Gilead Sciences Inc.âs Sovaldi GILD, -0.34% remains the most expensive drug in America today, topping a list compiled by drug price comparison website GoodRx. Second on the list is its sister drug Harvoni, which combines Sovaldi with another drug.
Prohibitive Pricing. The average cost of prescription drugs without insurance is too high for many patients. Lyrica is one example with its average price of $3 per pill. Meanwhile, the acid reflux drug Nexium can cost anywhere from $0.61 up to $3.64 for the 40 mg pills. Consumers can expect to see significantly higher prices for name-brand versions of drugs.