I probably have thousands of dollars worth of medications sitting in
my fridge right now. Let's see, culling random net quotes (not really
doing real "research")

"Neupogen costs about $200 per shot and is often covered by your
health insurance ONLY when your white blood cell count is low enough
to make it fit within the "rationing program" of the insurance
company."

Well, I think I have 3 redi-ject syringes of THAT in the fridge--$600

"The Pegasys prescription was filled with 4 - 180 mcg doses.  The cost
was $1,206."

Okay, I have 3 syringes of Pegasys---$900. Under some chicken, I
think.

And then there's the EPO (EPOGEN brand, 3 1 ml vials, 40,000 IU/vial)
"The cost for a 10000 U vial of Epogen is $124.68 and for a 40000 U
vial of Pro-. crit is $516.18"---Okay, so that's roughly $1548
dollars.

What's particularly weird is that I don't WANT any of this stuff. Only
the EPO has anything remotely resembling "recreational value," and
only if you get off on running or cycling slightly faster. All of this
other
Uber-expensive medication is a one-way ticket to feeling very, very
bad. Resale value aside (Who would buy it?), for healthy people, it is
stuff you would pay good money NOT to have injected into you.

"Hey buddy---wanna buy some Neupogen and Pegasys? Shoot 'em together?
$500 for one of each. It'll make you feel BAD. Real, real BAD, man.
Like you have the flu from hell. And no energy. And your bones will
ache and the pain won't let you sleep. And when you get up to piss,
your ribs will hurt. And you'll get depressed and anxious and your
memory will go down the toilet, and..."

"Uh...no thanks."

"Wise choice."

Life is strange...