Fwd: Drug Pricing Policies-Compare-both Canadian and European prices

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arnoldgore wrote:

 

arnoldgore

Thu, 13 Mar 2003 22:40:30 EST

Drug Pricing Policies-Compare-both Canadian and European prices

 

The article on drug pricing has drawn some well researched responses, which I

thought I would pass around. Still bear in mind, if you can try to reduce or get

off prescription drugs, the cost is the least of your problems if you keep

taking them long term.

arnold

 

 

Subj: Fw: [NH] Re: Drug Pricing Policies vary--Compare

3/13/2003 7:34:11 AM Eastern Standard Time

 

Sent from the Internet (Details)

 

 

Yes, the Canandian prices are better, but the Europeans are even better. Take

a look at the chart I " ve sent at the bottom of the page. It shows the

STAGGERING mark up of Prescription drugs. If that doesn't make your blood boil,

nothing will. Considering the fact that excellent nutrition (and in some cases

moderately improved nutritional intake) will solve most all (non-trauma) health

issues, I truly believe this should be considered a criminal offense! Mind

boggleing that they get away with this. Check out the mark up of

Xanax...unbelievable and inexcusable.

For the entire page go to

http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2002/oct2002_awsi_01.html

 

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Comparison of U.S., European and Canadian Drug Prices

DRUG QUANTITY POTENCY U.S. PRICE EUROPEAN PRICE CANADIAN PRICE

Augmentin 12 500 mg $55.50 $8.75 $12.00

Cipro 20 500 mg $87.99 $40.75 $53.55

Claritin 30 10 mg $89.00 $18.75 $37.50

Coumadin 100 5 mg $64.88 $15.80 $24.94

Glucophage 100 850 mg $124.65 $22.00 $26.47

Norvasc 30 10 mg $67.00 $33.00 $46.27

Paxil 30 20 mg $83.29 $49.00 $44.35

Pravachol 28 10 mg $85.60 $29.00 $40.00

Premarin 100 0.625 mg $55.42 $8.95 $22.46

Prempro 28 0.625 mg $31.09 $5.75 $14.33

Prilosec 30 20 mg $112.00 $49.25 $59.00

Prozac 20 20 mg $91.08 $18.50 $20.91

Synthroid 100 0.1 mg $33.93 $8.50 $13.22

Zestril 28 20 mg $40.49 $20.00 $20.44

Zocor 28 10 mg $123.43 $28.00 $45.49

Zoloft 30 100 mg $114.56 $52.50 $47.40

 

 

 

WHAT DRUGS REALLY COST

BRAND NAME CONSUMER PRICE

(For 100 tabs/caps) COST OF GENERIC

ACTIVE INGREDIENT

(For 100 tabs/caps) PERCENT MARKUP

Celebrex 100 mg $130.27 $0.60 21,712%

Claritin 10 mg $215.17 $0.71 30,306%

Keflex 250 mg $157.39 $1.88 8,372%

Lipitor 20 mg $272.37 $5.80 4,696%

Norvasc 10 mg $188.29 $0.14 134,493%

Paxil 20 mg $220.27 $7.60 2,898%

Prevacid 30 mg $344.77 $1.01 34,136%

Prilosec 20 mg $360.97 $0.52 69,417%

Prozac 20 mg $247.47 $0.11 224,973%

Tenormin 50 mg $104.47 $0.13 80,362%

Vasotec 10 mg $102.37 $0.20 51,185%

Xanax 1mg $136.79 $0.024 569,958%

Zestril 20 mg $89.89 $3.20 2,809%

Zithromax 600mg $1,482.19 $18.78 7,892%

Zocor 40mg $350.27 $8.63 4,059%

Zoloft 50mg $206.87 $1.75 11,821%

 

 

 

 

 

> Wed, 12 Mar 2003 05:54:56 EST

> arnoldgore

> Drug Pricing Policies vary--Compare

>

> I have mixed feelings about this message onprescription drugs. MOST

> IMPORTANT--the less prescription drugs you use the healthier you will be.

> Nevertheless, some people have to use them and as long as you realize you

are not gettiing a real bargain, you might as well buy it for less.

> arnold

 

 

Generic Drugs By Pharmacists Too.

> On Monday night (July 22), Steve Wilson, an investigative reporter for

> channel 7 News in Detroit, did a story on generic drug price gouging by

> pharmacies. He found in his investigation, that some of these generic

> drugs

> were marked up as much as 3,000% or more. Yes, that's not a typo .....

three thousand percent! Mr. Wilson did a thorough research, and checked out

all the major drugstore chains, discount chains, independent pharmacies, and

even checked on some Canadian pharmacies.

>

> So often, we blame the drug companies for the high cost of drugs, and

> rightfully so. But in this case, the fault clearly lies with the

> pharmacies

> themselves. For example, if you had to buy a prescription drug, and bought

>

> the name brand, you might pay $100 for 100 pills. The pharmacist might

> tell

> you that if you get the generic equivalent, they would only cost $80,

> making

> you think you are " saving " $20. What the pharmacist is not telling you is

> that those 100 generic pills may have only cost him $10!

>

> At the end of the report, one of the anchors asked Mr. Wilson whether or

> not

> there were any pharmacies that did not adhere to this practice, and he said

>

> that Costco consistently charged little over their cost for the generic

> drugs. They gave the link to Costco, which I will include here, so that

> you

> can go and check prices for yourself.

>

> www.costco.com Costco Online pharmacy Costco Online

>

> I went to the Costco site, where you can look up any drug, and get it's

> onlineprice. It says that the in-store prices are consistent with the

> online

>

> prices. I was appalled. Just to give you one example from a friend's

> experience, she had to use the drug, Compazine, which helps prevent nausea

> in

>

> chemo patients. She used the generic equivalent, which cost $54.99 for 60

> pills at CVS. She checked the price at Costco, and she could have bought

> 100

>

> pills for $19.89. For 145 of her pain pills she paid $72.57. My friend

> could have got 150 at Costco for $28.08.

>

> I would like to mention, that although Costco is a " membership " type store,

>

> you do NOT have to be a member to buy prescriptions there, as it is a

> federally regulated substance. You just tell them at the door that you

> wish

> to use the pharmacy, and they will let you in.

>

> I am asking each of you to please help me by copying this letter, and

> pasting

>

> it into your own email, and send it to everyone you know with an email

> address. And if anyone has other ideas of how to address this problem,

> please contact me at cleg.

>

> This practice is almost sinful, and just maybe, working together, we can do

>

> something about this.

>

 

 

 

 

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