| The inflation isn't really in the single prescription drug for most elderly or sick. It's the cumulative effect of adding on more prescriptions to a regimen, going from one drug to two and more, as one gets older or to treat side-effects of drugs. One drug for diabetes. One for cholestrol. One for high blood pressure. One for kidney ailments. And one for glaucoma. Infrequently, there are episode-specific drugs, such as for respiratory illness (such as bronchitis, pneumonia, etc.), from infections (such as UTI, shingles, abrasions, etc.), due to weak immune system, and so on. |
