Fan of generic drugs. . .

This technically is not a review as much as a comment on the cost of medications for those who need them to continue some part of a normal existence, such as your eye sight. Just one example that impacts me is Xalatan.

This is an eye drop to control ocular hypertension and glaucoma. Until now, I have been paying $93.00 for 2.5 ml, which barely lasts a month. In fact, it runs out in less than a month, but I am trying to convince myself it lasts a month just to feel better about the high cost.

When I picked up my prescription just now, I thought the pharmacist had the price wrong. It turns out that since I last filled the prescription, they had gotten in the generic version of this medication. Instead of Xalatan priced at nearly $100.00, it is now marketed as Lantanaprost and costs $12.00. That is a huge drop. An unbelievable drop. I get it that the folks who develope medications need to recover development costs of drugs, but I am not sure I get how they can justify the previous regulated cost of Xalatan.