Ana had lost her asthma spacer

And I couldn't get a new one without a prescription, so I ordered off of ebay. As it turns out, you're not supposed to use her new medication with a spacer, so that's all right. (I *always* read the inserts.) Except you do need to use the rescue inhaler with one, and as it's been so humid she's used her rescue inhaler, in addition to routinely using it before engaging in strenuous activity like track or swimming.

Except - of course - she lost the new spacer! Well, children will lose things, and so will I, so when we popped by the doctor's office this week I got a new prescription for a spacer, no need to wait for it to come in the mail, right? (Nevermind that I maintain it is ridiculous that we need a prescription for a piece of plastic in the first place.)

Can somebody please explain to me why the exact same Aerochamber I can order off of eBay for $13 costs $42 at the pharmacy? Even paying for expedited shipping, it still comes out to less than half the price. That is seven flavors of fucked up, and I don't like any of them. It's not a used product either (ew). It comes right in the package, never removed from box.

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