So I was doing some research on common medications for a pharmacology class at school, and realized that Wikipedia is calling out the outrageous practices of pharmacological sales in the US. Right up there in the main intro to the medication they’re showing how much the drug costs to produce, versus how much a typical course of treatment costs in the USA.

Amoxicillin, a front line antibiotic, typically taken at one pill per day. 10 pills cost between 0.20 and 0.50 USD to produce, marked up at up to 80 times the price in the US.

Salbutamol, AKA an asthma puffer, on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines (considered to be the most important basic medications needed to be stocked by a pharmacy/hospital), a life saving medication.

How about oxygen? A tank of oxygen, used as a basic treatment for everything from low blood oxygen to respiratory failure to maintaining oxygen while administering anesthesia for an operation?

Epinephrine/adrenaline, AKA an epipen, given to people having a type of severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis, where their airways swell and close up. A person in anaphylaxis will die without epinephrine/adrenaline. Costs at most $0.95 to produce, and they’re sold for $70 at the absolute cheapest for a single vial.

Naloxone/Narcan, used to stop an opioid overdose. $5.30, at most, to produce. $4500 to buy.

Bisoprolol/Zebeta, given for high blood pressure, angina (chest pain), and heart failure, sold at over 1000% it costs to produce.

The combined birth control pill, ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel. 

Also, just so you’re aware, as of late Mat 2018, 1.80 GBP is 2.40 USD. For a three month supply of the pill. The same amount could cost you 150 USD in the United States.

The MMR vaccine, given to prevent mumps, measles, and rubella - diseases that could leave you deaf, blind, infertile.

Casual reminder that the for-pay medical system is vicious and morally bankrupt.

The pharmeceutical industry in the US is absolutely disgusting

It’s the capitalism lmao

President Barack Obama doesn't have time for these 7 excuses not to vote

MAKE IT VIRAL GUYS AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER 6TH

President Barack Obama doesn't have time for these 7 excuses not to vote

MAKE IT VIRAL GUYS AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER 6TH

President Barack Obama doesn't have time for these 7 excuses not to vote

MAKE IT VIRAL GUYS AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER 6TH

President Barack Obama doesn't have time for these 7 excuses not to vote

MAKE IT VIRAL GUYS AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER 6TH

President Barack Obama doesn't have time for these 7 excuses not to vote

MAKE IT VIRAL GUYS AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER 6TH

Beyoncé is Thanos.

1. Beyonce (2009)

2. Beyonce - Single Ladies (also featured in Dr.Strange)

3. Beyonce with Scott Lang performing Single Ladies.

4. Beyonce Pepsi Ad - Grown Woman (2013)

https://youtu.be/ztpgEy3bCZA

5. “Beyoncé exists in the MCU, as she was name-dropped in Doctor Strange. And Wong is a part of the Beyhive, canonically.”

6. Beyonce after getting a new infinity stone

7. “The end is near. When I’m done, half of Destinys Child will still exist. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be. I hope they remember you.” - Beythanos

8. *snap*

9. Beyonce goes solo (2003)

10. Beyoncé was turning hoes into dust WAY before Infinity War.

Spoilers Below for Infinity War.

11. Infinity War (2018)

12.  Destiny arrives all the same. And now, it’s here. 

Or should I say, I am.

as a gay, I have two moods

that’s one mood fam

https://instagram.com/p/BjNePqtgSFS/

Dark hoodie guy: Scorpio, Leo, Taurus, Libra, Aquarius

Flannel guy: Gemini, Sagittarius, Cancer, Capricorn, Aries

The fact that virgo was left out of this when dark hoodie guy is having an incredibly #virgo moment is so flagrant it’s unbelievable

Pro tip: if an evangelical stranger approaches you asking to pray for you, there’s inevitably something about you that they see and want to change. [Ex: I attend a very conservative, very religious uni and am clearly tomboyish/lesbiany, and thus am constantly attracting evangelical strangers] If you can’t shake them (usually very difficult), then turn the tactic upon them by asking if they mind you leading the prayer bc “I have a few things on my mind.”

Then talk about whatever it is that’s making them uncomfortable. I ask god to protect all the lgbt+ kids that are lost, isolated or homeless. I mention my non-Christian brothers, sisters, and siblings that have to fight for recognition and respect in a monoreligious nation. I pray for the protection of immigrants and refugees, reminding my evangelical friends that their savoir was once one of that number. You can pray for pregnant mothers to find the resources and abortive care that they need, if they need it, if you’re feeling particularly brave.

This achieves two things: 1) there is no response to this, esp if you wrap it up with “amen, thank you guys so much for doing that with me. I hope y'all have a blessed day” and leave them no room to continue the prayer. But more importantly 2) that group will NEVER bother you again and you will show them, using their own method against them, that their prayer isn’t an act of faith, but of power.

Just thought I’d share bc I know that I used to be accosted by evangelical strangers once a week on my uni campus and never had a good response or ‘out’. This is by far the most effective method of shutting that sort of behavior down real quick.

Do what Jesus would have done and scare the “people of faith” away by doing the thing wrong.

me: how do churches deal with gluten at communion

first response on a catholic forum:

so my mom bought me new shower gel and i use caress so they have weird names and this one is called ‘tempting whisper’

so i was like what?

Beanbag chairs are just boneless couches

Today may be Friday the 13th, but in a week, it will be 4/20. Stress this week, relax next week.

If you slap Dwayne Johnson’s butt you have hit rock bottom

I can’t believe they oblitered straight men like that

@tabbran please add lemon man story to this

PRESENTING LEMON MAN

That was a wild goddamn ride

god this was worth the read

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