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Mon Sep 21, 2015, 10:00 AM
Sep 2015

Sorry to read this and I hope that you will be able to continue to get the medication that you need!



Proof of what Bernie says Plucketeer Sep 2015 #1
Its time for Congress to get off their ass and do something about it. Since 2011 still_one Sep 2015 #12
isnt their job raising money for campaigns? reddread Sep 2015 #33
Oh I forgot the prime directive. Of course. Perhaps we could find others who won't have as much still_one Sep 2015 #36
quite possibly we may be able to outsource those jobs to India reddread Sep 2015 #73
unbelievable! K&R secondwind Sep 2015 #2
Saw Hillary today; she said prescription prices need to be addressed by government Midnight Writer Sep 2015 #3
No,no! Didn't you get the memo? It's her fault the prices are this high. McCamy Taylor Sep 2015 #4
Oops! Sorry. I am not tech savvy, haven't learned memo thingie yet Midnight Writer Sep 2015 #6
she will propose restorefreedom Sep 2015 #55
Suprax, Doxycycline and Colchicine are other generics that have been over McCamy Taylor Sep 2015 #5
and Congress has been investigating this for years, and still hasn't gotten off their ass to do still_one Sep 2015 #14
Our Federal gov. made it illegal to buy prescription drugs from any pharmacy outside the U.S. Sunlei Sep 2015 #47
Americans can still do it though still_one Sep 2015 #48
Got a link to a Canadian Pharmancy that will take my Doctors script? or even my dogs Vets RX? Sunlei Sep 2015 #49
no, but there are legitimate ones. You need to make sure they have the right accreditations, but still_one Sep 2015 #92
It is not legal in America to import any 'common RX drug' because it is less expensive Sunlei Sep 2015 #93
Try to raise prices on generators after a hurricane and see how fast you are charged. Dustlawyer Sep 2015 #86
Horrifying. I'm allergic to all antibiotics except doxycycline. Liberty Belle Sep 2015 #18
This because we do not have free enterprise. tecelote Sep 2015 #30
I bought Metformin in Spain. Cheaper and no Rx needed. Fuck Big Pharma. CurtEastPoint Sep 2015 #75
Your Second Example Is Quite Illegal ProfessorGAC Sep 2015 #38
And check out what's happened to the price of Albuterol, needed to literally save asthmatics' lives. TygrBright Sep 2015 #65
I was using two inhalers a month and have no prescription insurance passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #68
And don't get me started on Xaralto, the new nasty name brand alternative to Coumadin. McCamy Taylor Sep 2015 #7
Congress has to change the law to force the FDA to accept more generics with proper testing of still_one Sep 2015 #13
"reversed" is the word that I believe the poster was looking for. Ilsa Sep 2015 #19
That makes sense, especially in the context of monitoring. Thanks still_one Sep 2015 #23
The FDA could take action. No generic version of Daraprim exists, and they might be able to still_one Sep 2015 #8
The problem is not the "generic (drug) process" BumRushDaShow Sep 2015 #25
Sounds reasonable. Turbineguy Sep 2015 #9
pharmaceutical companies are a disgrace. they raise the prices because they can. IcyPeas Sep 2015 #10
This case is particularly telling passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #69
We know Romney would defend this..... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #11
Take the profit Dan Sep 2015 #15
Fukng disgusting! C Moon Sep 2015 #16
my prescription of colchicine wdkellysr Sep 2015 #17
The people who voted in GingrichCare area51 Sep 2015 #20
it's like Romney's tax breaks--the pols all thunder about good Murkans being reamed while the rich MisterP Sep 2015 #83
my generic blood pressure medication went from $5 a month to over $100 month hollysmom Sep 2015 #21
This is happening to generics, too. Cassidy Sep 2015 #22
k and r...nt Stuart G Sep 2015 #24
How much worse can it get in America? Lytex Sep 2015 #26
+1 CountAllVotes Sep 2015 #45
Welcome TPP orpupilofnature57 Sep 2015 #27
the CEO is a charmer Enrique Sep 2015 #28
Shkreli then retorted. flobee1 Sep 2015 #31
Hedge fund mgrs are slick grifters;hedge fund owners R slickest grifters of all Divernan Sep 2015 #50
We KNOW why you did it, asshole; nobody is that stupid William Seger Sep 2015 #53
Wikpedia page on Shkreli.. grahampuba Sep 2015 #58
When I read this, I could think of only one thing to say nichomachus Sep 2015 #67
Time to bring back the guillotine. FuzzyRabbit Sep 2015 #89
How long are patents on medicine valid? DetlefK Sep 2015 #29
Here is what the FDA has to say on that topic... xocet Sep 2015 #56
There are mechanisms by which they can extend the patent nichomachus Sep 2015 #66
the invisible hand of the free market at work bringing 'wonder' drugs to us all. magical thyme Sep 2015 #32
I managed to find it for $1.67 a pill customerserviceguy Sep 2015 #34
Canada does not allow this FreakinDJ Sep 2015 #39
Before I got insurance from my work Le Taz Hot Sep 2015 #40
I still have insurance at work customerserviceguy Sep 2015 #71
The distilled, concentrated essence... gregcrawford Sep 2015 #35
"Then Republicans happened." Le Taz Hot Sep 2015 #41
To answer your first line... gregcrawford Sep 2015 #42
Which means We the People are still WAY outnumbered Le Taz Hot Sep 2015 #44
No argument here. n/t gregcrawford Sep 2015 #46
I bought a generic last month, it was......... mrmpa Sep 2015 #37
even 13.50 a tablet was a fabulous profit. Price gouging with medicine should be illegal.Congress? Sunlei Sep 2015 #43
We all need to write our state and federal reps and senators. Report back on respones. greatlaurel Sep 2015 #51
Tell them what you think. I did. oldandhappy Sep 2015 #52
If I told what I think should happen to this guy, the authorities would pay me a Doctor_J Sep 2015 #81
My 20 y.o. chemo drugs cost $20K/round but NIH says the real price is $1600/round wordpix Sep 2015 #54
Toxoplasmosis can really knock you on your ass for a long time. Lychee2 Sep 2015 #57
If our health care system were run by organized crime, this is an example of how it would work. Maineman Sep 2015 #59
This is something for the "Consumer Financial Protection Bureau" to tackle. I hope they have Cal33 Sep 2015 #60
Best healthcare in the world! progressoid Sep 2015 #61
Funny how we deride big pharma here yer trust them implicitly Puzzledtraveller Sep 2015 #62
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #63
China executes criminals like this guy. We reward them. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2015 #64
“It really doesn’t make sense to get any criticism for this," Martin Shkreli said writer not writing Sep 2015 #70
Horsewhip the CEO in the public square (NT) The Wizard Sep 2015 #72
His name is Martin Shkreli freethought Sep 2015 #74
marty, you disgusting excuse for a human, may you receive everything you deserve. niyad Sep 2015 #76
'Young Gentleman Buys Rights to AIDS Drug, Raises Price From $13.50 to $750 a Pill' Lychee2 Sep 2015 #77
An Easier to View Marty McGraw Sep 2015 #78
Your video doesn't have his psychopathic little smile in it. Lychee2 Sep 2015 #80
free market healthcare! If you don't like this, you hate America!! Doctor_J Sep 2015 #79
Free Market only works if it is actually free and there is competition JCMach1 Sep 2015 #82
This weasel is bilking a system that is subsidized by taxpayers brentspeak Sep 2015 #84
What's wrong with America right now? Unknown Beatle Sep 2015 #85
Yes, he is an evil psychopathic creep. Lychee2 Sep 2015 #88
There ought to be a law libodem Sep 2015 #87
I can't decide if hedge fund managers are cannibals or guinea worms. GliderGuider Sep 2015 #90
FUCK Pharma and their emoticon shills. LeftOfWest Sep 2015 #91
Don't get mad forest444 Sep 2015 #94
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