As prescription drug costs skyrocket in the US, thousands of people are forced to forgo lifesaving medications -- all while manufacturers and health care facilities systematically destroy perfectly good, surplus pills. Kiah Williams shares how SIRUM -- a nonprofit that delivers unused medications to families who need them most -- plans to drive down prescription prices by recycling almost a billion dollars' worth of medications in the next five years. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)

Kiah Williams: You shouldn't have to choose between filling your prescriptions and paying bills

You shouldn't have to choose between filling your prescriptions and paying bills

10,000 people die monthly in the US from not affording medications, more than opioid overdoses and car accidents combined.

SIRUM reimagines pharmacy by recycling $10 billion worth of unused meds, aiming to serve 1 million people in the next 5 years.

This initiative bypasses traditional supply chains, offering medications at $2/month, setting a precedent for affordable healthcare.