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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 02:26 PM Original message |
$12,544,000.00 per pound. ........ |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. Welcome to Wonderland |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. I went to drugstore.com last week |
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sammythecat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. I've noticed that too. |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. And people take the risks |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
4. I find this mind-boggling, personally. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
5. As I heard once: The first pill costs $50,000,000...each additional, 15 cents |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. What happens to prices when patents expire. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 04:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Generic OTC "Equate" Zyrtec at Walmart is even less. |
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TheFriendlyAnarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Yea, it's pretty messed up. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. I'm in a high stress field, and self employed. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Oh but look now |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Amazing. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I just called CVS. $90 for a 30 day supply. $3 a pill. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 07:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
39. Visteril is something like 90.00 for a 30 day supply at the vet. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
58. That happens all the time. |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. Ummm... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Sheesh! What's up with that? |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:46 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. reversed equations... |
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panAmerican (864 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
7. How utterly disheartening. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
8. God Bless The Rich People! |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. And they try to stop people from importing their medications! |
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cloudbase (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
10. It costs so much more these days |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
12. Marijuana is cheaper. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
13. One more rec, please! |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I gave it #7, cuz this is something we need to be talking about. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
16. Buy stock in Pfizer and Boehringer Ingelheim. |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
18. How else can big pharma pay for their constant barrage of TV commercial for ED et al? |
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slutticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
20. Drugs are priced per dose, not per weight. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
23. are you implying that the american medical industry is a fraud? |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
26. what's the street price of China White these days |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
27. The Rich, God Bless Them, Should Have ALL The Opportunities. nt |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
30. I'm sure you all expect drugs to appear out of nowhere... |
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HummanaHummana (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
31. How much does it cost to develop a new prescription medicine? |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. How much does it take to tweak an existing formula |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 06:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. How about the fact that 80% of medicines are knockoffs of old medicines? |
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caraher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 07:11 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Yes, R&D is expensive... |
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slutticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #38 |
67. Not all companies do this... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:54 AM Response to Reply #31 |
54. Gov't funds plenty of research. Pharmas spend as much on ads & |
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slutticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #31 |
66. Yip. |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
32. You can get it for half that in Canada |
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HummanaHummana (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:56 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Than move. |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 06:10 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. You first |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 12:51 PM Response to Reply #34 |
63. "Than move." LOL! Hey Jeenyus, You Live In This Country |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 07:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
42. That's $250 for 3 months, according to that. |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:58 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. You can supposedly buy it generic from Canada too |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Wow, that is far cheaper than the other Canadian pharms. |
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superkia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
35. In the movie "Sicko" one of the people Moore took to cuba... |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 07:47 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. People are going to cheaper countries for medical treatment. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
40. Cocaine would clear up your asthma |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. no thanks. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #40 |
59. And mess up my heart, no thanks. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #59 |
68. Hey I am sorry if I was being overly flippant |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 07:06 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. I didn't. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 02:44 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. To help with the process, I offer the following number?? |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:30 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. I totally need that! |
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hokies4ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
44. Price is misleading |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 08:26 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. I have absolutely no idea how they make this particular drug. |
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hokies4ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Got A's in my undergrad O-Chem classes |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 02:05 AM Response to Reply #47 |
56. The profit margins & ad budgets tell me they ain't as expensive |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
45. We absolutely must keep the pressure on policymakers |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
48. That sounds pretty fair. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
49. I want Big Pharma to |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
50. To be (moderately) fair |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #50 |
60. That's true, but . . . |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
51. I thought you were posting about some REALLY GOOD pot. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
55. Pharmas are among the most profitable of all corporate |
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ruby slippers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 02:54 AM Response to Original message |
57. It is from Pfizer...that is the problem. Remember, Dubya's granddaddy, Prescott, |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
61. Must be made of unicorns and sea serpents. |
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highground (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
62. $12,544,000.00 per pound. ........ |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. Let us not go round and round on this issue again, please. |
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electropop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
64. That's the same as the cost for launching a pound into orbit. |
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