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48. Oatmeal! Swimming! nt

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Well now I know personally why our insurance is so high [View all] madmom Nov 2012 OP

I am curious. DURHAM D Nov 2012 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Tikki Nov 2012 #7

Yes it was. madmom Nov 2012 #8

Sorry this happened to you. DURHAM D Nov 2012 #14

I got really bad stomach pains. At first I thought it madmom Nov 2012 #26

do some research on statin drugs if you haven't already. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #45

REALLY do some research on statins, please. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #59

I'm pretty sure the nurse said madmom Nov 2012 #67

Another reason to demand (nicely) for a copy of your lab results. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #69

Thanks for the tips, I am currently madmom Nov 2012 #72

Cholestorol racket in the US is absolute. kickysnana Nov 2012 #2

+1 sarcasmo Nov 2012 #6

Then there is the third group nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #11

And sometimes the statins don't even help. VenusRising Nov 2012 #54

I am sorry for your loss nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #62

Thank you. VenusRising Dec 2012 #74

We were lab rats for the vitamin E studies nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #75

Eat oatmeal every day. Lotsa fiber, go easy on meat and butter and stuff like that. nt MADem Nov 2012 #29

++ kickysnana Nov 2012 #66

Paid $100 for pinkeye medicine last week (about half an ounce) AngryAmish Nov 2012 #3

Ouch! LeftInTX Nov 2012 #16

Paid $65 with no insurance for 4th generation cephacor (antibiotic) Panasonic Nov 2012 #18

But PHARMA got their deal first hootinholler Nov 2012 #4

C'mon. The one percent need their yachts. nt woo me with science Nov 2012 #5

My dog's lifetime seizure medication used to be cheap... tridim Nov 2012 #9

Boy oh boy LeftInTX Nov 2012 #17

No, don't "work" for them. Better you should "own" them. SharonAnn Nov 2012 #57

What kinda dog do you have? Panasonic Nov 2012 #19

Boston Terrier. tridim Nov 2012 #36

One of my favorite breeds! Panasonic Nov 2012 #39

I don't understand how anyone could be terrified of a Boston or a Pug. tridim Nov 2012 #41

What is she on? Is that the "PetMeds" price? nt MADem Nov 2012 #31

Phenobarbital and Potassium Bromide. tridim Nov 2012 #35

Don't wait--let your fingers do the walking. Find out if you can get it at Walmart or Target, too. MADem Nov 2012 #42

Seems too good to be true, but I'll definitely check it out. tridim Nov 2012 #58

I have a dog that needs denamarin for liver issues. MADem Nov 2012 #70

I take migraine medication former-republican Nov 2012 #10

yeah, the price hasn't really come down at all since imitrex's monopoly expired. unblock Nov 2012 #32

The price of Imitrex is actually going UP. subterranean Nov 2012 #56

unfortunately imitrex affect my mood in a way that zomig doesn't, and i don't think there's unblock Nov 2012 #61

We need single payer for many reasons nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #12

It's all about the money RegieRocker Nov 2012 #13

It's not even the docs who are doing it. Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 #22

yes, and I find Doctors to be more liberal and democratic in their thinking vs. Pharmacists Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #38

The OP RegieRocker Nov 2012 #52

Insurance or private discount drug store Sgent Nov 2012 #15

I have insurance through my hubby's work.. madmom Nov 2012 #27

I buy all my medications from Canada. n/t RebelOne Nov 2012 #20

Canada Negotiates for Prescription Drugs as One Nation Yavin4 Nov 2012 #21

I worked at a pharmacy in 1979 OkieGranny Nov 2012 #23

Competition is what should regulate prices - Why can't we buy from Canada? socialindependocrat Nov 2012 #24

Before "S & D" comes, always, "What The Buyer Will Bear." WinkyDink Nov 2012 #64

What the buyer will bear is allowed because of lack of competition socialindependocrat Nov 2012 #71

Yes, but how many multi-million pharma execs are there in Canada? ehrnst Nov 2012 #25

There are a bunch of them. It's very easy to check on facts like this. slackmaster Nov 2012 #34

I posted this in another thread yesterday - my experience buying drugs with no insurance - djean111 Nov 2012 #28

Why would Costco be around a tenth of the price for the same drug? SheilaT Nov 2012 #37

How does that happen?? Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #40

Military-related? MADem Nov 2012 #43

Thank you, but his PTSD is from two pretty frightening things that happened to him on jobs. djean111 Nov 2012 #49

Good grief--you'd think his employer (or former employer) could be brought to the bar and MADem Nov 2012 #55

Are no generics available? dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #60

Those are generics. (n/t) djean111 Nov 2012 #73

Yep, we're expensive guinea-pigs, but TPTB on this'll be good-god damned before RU486 or patrice Nov 2012 #30

It IS available--albeit through restricted channels--in USA. MADem Nov 2012 #47

Thanks for the info. Perhaps I'm thinking of other "emergency contraception"/monring-after drugs. nt patrice Nov 2012 #50

The reason is the patent on the active ingredient in Crestor expired in February 2012 in Canada... slackmaster Nov 2012 #33

a video everyone thinking of Statins should see.. trekbiker Nov 2012 #44

Thanks for posting. DURHAM D Nov 2012 #65

ditto eom catrose Nov 2012 #68

Health, education, and justice, three fields in which profit has no place. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #77

You can bring it down by taking flax seed and fish oil glowing Nov 2012 #46

Oatmeal! Swimming! nt MADem Nov 2012 #48

I do take fish liver oil - and does wonders. Panasonic Nov 2012 #53

Crestor is rosuvastatin calcium, Astra Zeneca has patent protection to 2016, it can set prices. FarCenter Nov 2012 #51

My husband's pills (different from OP's) are $1/each, $30/month, also. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #63

I was taking Crestor, the package said the retail price was $174 for 30 doc03 Dec 2012 #76

the doctors REALLY push these bbgrunt Dec 2012 #78