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Thank you for the info. All of this is really helpful. I am in BC, Canada.
I was prescribed Prednisone. I am grateful that it is a cheap medicine as I have to pay for it.
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Do Canadians have to pay for prednisone? Most medical insurance in the USA, private or government, will happily pay for prednisone because it is inexpensive. . In the long term, the side effects associated with prolonged treatment with prednisone may cost a lot more in terms of health care costs.
"The annual incremental cost of steroid-toxicity ranges from $6000 to $30,000 depending on the dosage.[1]"
https://www.steritas.com/insights/steroid-toxicity-the-cost-to-healthcare
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I only got treated with a biologic because of my long term (decades) of Prednisone use and my inability to taper off Prednisone. My rheumatologist didn't think taking Prednisone for the rest of my life was a good outcome.