Extreme drug pricing. Here's the most expensive Rx drugs in the US

What are THE MUST 2 EXPENSIVE RX DRUGS 4 BILLION 20 14 PRESCRIPTIONS WERE FILLED AT PHARMACIES IN MOST EXPENSIVE DRUGS * AVAILABLE AT PHARMACIES BRAND NAME DRUG COST (MONTHLY) HARVONI U $85,000 HEPATITIS C INFECTION CINRYZE HEREDITARY ANGIOEDEMA; INTENSE SWELLING 000000000000000 $75,000 SOVALDI 00000000000000 $73,800 HEPATITIS C INFECTION OLYSIO 0000000 $42,500 HEPATITIS C INFECTION HP ACTHAR 0000000 $39,200 POTENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) AND GOUT, AMONG OTHÉR CONDITIONS. VIEKIRA PAK $39,100 HEPATITIS C INFECTION FIRAZYR HEREDITARY ANGIOEDEMA: CAUSES ACUTE SWELLING IN THE THROAT 000000 $37,000 KYNAMRO HIGH CHOLESTEROL; VERY HIGH LDL CHOLESTEROL AND EARLY CORONARY ARTERY DISEA SE 00000 $30,000 SYPRINE WILSON'S DISEA SE; COPPER ACCUMULATION $23,900 POMALYST 00 $18,900 CANCER. KAHLER'S DISEASE: MULTIPLE MYELOMA. REAL FACT THE DOSE OF HARVONI FOR ONE MOST PRESCRIBED MONTH EQUALS THE COST OF SYNTHROID 22.6 MILLION CRESTOR 22.5 MILLION NEXIUM 18.6 MILLION A BRAND NEW 2015 VENTOLIN HFA 17.5 MILLION ADVAIR DISKUS 15.0 MILLION PORSCHE BOXSTER. MOST EXPENSIVE "SPECIALTY" DRUGS All of the drugs in this list are so-called "orphan drugs," developed specifically to treat extremely rare conditions. BRAND NAME DRUG COST (ANNUAL) SOLIRIS $409,500 RARE BLOOD DISEASE ELAPRASE HUNTER SYNDROME, A RARE METABOLIC DISEA SE $375,000 NAGLAZYME MAROTEAUX-LAMY SYN- DROME: CAUSES EXCESSIVE ENLARGEMENT OF VITAL ORGANS, AS WELL AS SKELETAL DEFORMATIES I $365,000 CINRYZE HEREDITARY ANGIOEDEMA; INTENSE SWELLING $350,000 FOLOTYN III----- $320,000 CANCER; T-CELL LYM- PHOMA MYOZYME POMPE DISEA SE: NEURO- MUSCULAR DISORDE $300,000 ARCALYST $250,000 MUCKLE-WELLS SYNDROME FABRAZYME $200,000 FABRY DISEA SE CEREZYME GAUCHER DISEASE: CAUSES BRAIN, CAUSING SKELETAL DISORDER, LUNG AND KIDNEY IMPAIRMENT, $200,000 ALDURAZYME HURLER SYNDROME (MPS I): PREVENTS MENTAL AND PHYSI- CALLY DEVELOPMENT BY AGE 4. $200,000 REAL FACT THE DOSE OF SOLIRIS FOR ONE YEAR EQUALS THE AVERAGE COST OF A HOUSE IN CALIFORNIA IN 2015. MOST EXPENSIVE DRUGS FOR SENIORS * MEDICARE PART B BRAND NAME DRUG COST (MONTHLY) FACTOR VIII $216,833 RECOMBINANT HEMOPHILIA A REMODULIN PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION $130,772 VENTAVIS PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION $84,205 PRIMACOR, PRIMACOR IN DEXTROSE $62,790 ACUTE DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE ERBITUX $25,898 CANCER DACOGEN $25,858 MYELODYSPLASTIC SYN- DROME HERCEPTIN $25,797 CANCER VIDAZA $22,957 MYELODYSPLASTIC SYN- DROME SANDOSTATIN LAR DEPOT SIDE-EFFECTS OF CANCER- OUS TUMORS $22,748 VELCADE $19,667 CANCER MOST BENEFICIARIES REAL FACT THE DOSE OF FACTOR VIII FOR ONE YEAR EQUALS THE COST OF FLU VACCINE 15.2 MILLION PNUEMOVAX 23 AND PNU-IMUNE 1.7 MILLION LEXISCAN 0.9 MILLION VENOFER 0.3 MILLION SENDING FIVE CHILDREN TO HARVARD COLLEGE FOR ONE YEAR AVOID PAYING THESE COSTS BY ENROLLING IN HEALTH INSURANCE Can't afford insurance? Save up to 80% by using free discount drug cards available at rx.healthnetwork.com SOURCES: HealthNetwork Because People Matter Total RX: http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/total-retail-rx-drugs/ Pharmacy Drugs: http://www.goodrx.com/drug-guide/expensive Most Popular: http://www.webmd.com/news/20140805/top-10-drugs Specialty Drugs: http://www.fiercepharmamanufacturing.com/pag- es/chart-worlds-most-expensive-drugs Medicare Drugs: http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/655608.pdf Orphan Drug Definition: http://www.fda.gov/Forlndustry/DevelopingProductsfor- RareDiseasesConditions/default.htrm United States Home Prices & Values: http://www.zillow.com/home-values/ .....