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Hormone Blocker Sticker Shock: Kids Drug Costs 8 Times More Than One For Adults

A drug implant was prescribed for an active 8-year-old girl diagnosed with central precocious puberty. The price of one option was thousands of dollars less than the other. (Kristina Barker for KHN)
A drug implant was prescribed for an active 8-year-old girl diagnosed with central precocious puberty. The price of one option was thousands of dollars less than the other. (Kristina Barker for KHN)

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