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To: nickcarraway

Doctors gave him 88 vials of antivenom...

Why A Single Vial Of Antivenom Can Cost $14,000

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-single-vial-antivenom-can-cost-14000-180956564/


14 posted on 01/20/2025 1:41:09 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Libloather

I had this discussion with the president of the pharmaceutical division of my (former) company. A friend of mine in California had been bitten by a rattlesnake while hiking and the cost at the time had been $7500 per vial. The president told me they were no longer allowed to “milk” the venom from domestic rattlesnakes and had to import the juice from out of the country. I think at the time we had this discussion, it had gone to $15,000 per vial.


23 posted on 01/20/2025 1:51:35 PM PST by ponygirl (Stay gold.)
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