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Post by oldcajun123 on May 11, 2020 11:48:38 GMT -5
 Older folk know about it, Meds, Wife was put on a bone density regime, Vitamin D 50,000 once a week, 12 pills at Walgreens 20$. Browsing I found on Amazon same brand, 100 pills for 18$. No wonder we are screwed and tattooed, drug companies, Politicans are useing us so bad.its disgusting.
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Post by puffy on May 11, 2020 12:11:49 GMT -5
Older folk know about it, Meds, Wife was put on a bone density regime, Vitamin D 50,000 once a week, 12 pills at Walgreens 20$. Browsing I found on Amazon same brand, 100 pills for 18$. No wonder we are screwed and tattooed, drug companies, Politicans are useing us so bad.its disgusting. It's a sad situation..While a lot of folks are having a real financial strain trying to afford their medications those who make them and those who sell them make Billions. |
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Post by toshtego on May 11, 2020 12:26:49 GMT -5
I am afraid greed and self interest have replaced many of the other values we were raised with.
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Post by briarbuck on May 11, 2020 12:46:42 GMT -5
Buy 10 Bottles and sell them in front of the store for 40$ each. Problem solved.
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Post by terrapinflyer on May 12, 2020 13:58:54 GMT -5
Just be sure it's the same brand. I have to give my wife supplements and vitamin D kept coming up low in her blood work. It's normal after several months on the prescription stuff.
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Post by Jamie on Jun 21, 2021 17:45:42 GMT -5
My wife takes a prolifera of medications. Total in a month a little over 8,000.00 Without insurance it would surely result in premature death for her. There is no way in Hell you can tell me that the research, production, and fees paid to make it all legal with the fed justifies the ridiculous cost of some of the medications today.
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Post by trailboss on Jun 21, 2021 18:07:40 GMT -5
It ain’t rocket science on finding out why Pharmaceuticals are so expensive.
For the foreseeable future, it is what it is, and you just have to pony up.
If you have insurance and your wife’s meds are 8k a month, the costs are spread out to other insurance plan holders.
(Not a criticism in any way, Jamie I have a high maintenance bride also)
It is a pretty incestuous situation with politicians and big pharma.
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Post by instymp on Jun 21, 2021 18:25:56 GMT -5
Just make sure it is exactly the same. Units etc.
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Post by kbareit on Jun 21, 2021 19:54:01 GMT -5
I had one for my Triglycerides that cost me over $250 a month out of pocket. I had to cut back on some stuff I loved but was worth it to keep from paying for that stuff.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 21, 2021 20:00:31 GMT -5
Without Medicare Part D my wife would have to go on an extreme diet or her diabetes meds would bankrupt us. I take a lot of blood pressure pills, but they are so cheap that they are less than the deductible. The President was supposed to be working on fixing prescription prices. I wonder what happened with that? 🤔
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Post by Goldbrick on Jul 17, 2021 19:59:16 GMT -5
I take Entresto, at $145.00 a month...a weekly injection for diabetes, at $225.00 a month, plus insulin at $35.00 a month...I hope The President jumps on that real soon!!!
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Post by Hand of Glory on Jul 17, 2021 20:16:09 GMT -5
Older folk know about it, Meds, Wife was put on a bone density regime, Vitamin D 50,000 once a week, 12 pills at Walgreens 20$. Browsing I found on Amazon same brand, 100 pills for 18$. No wonder we are screwed and tattooed, drug companies, Politicans are useing us so bad.its disgusting. I have to take pills too everyday too. It sucks man. Regulations spike the cost immensely. It takes over $1bn and 10 years to bring a drug to market. It is very difficult for a new pharma company to get to market so it’s dominated by a select privileged few and the economic benefits of competition aren’t able to flourish. Other countries are dominated by generics and a bit thicker competition so there’s a lot less cost that the manufacturers take on since others are doing the R&D. |
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Older folk know about it, Meds, Wife was put on a bone density regime, Vitamin D 50,000 once a week, 12 pills at Walgreens 20$. Browsing I found on Amazon same brand, 100 pills for 18$. No wonder we are screwed and tattooed, drug companies, Politicans are useing us so bad.its disgusting.
