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Originally Posted by billethkid
Global Drugs Direct.
Cancer med for my wife was $795 for 90 days with my part D prescription drug coverage.
From Global Drugs Direct....$118 for 90 days.
How do I know it was a valid med? Because it was exactly the same med produced in the same plant (in India where many, many of our drugs come from)...in the exact same packaging as used by Walgreen's et al.
Their customer service is very customer focused. They will work with you to be sure to get the correct meds. And will be happy to look up any rx you may have for pricing.
This past year the patents ran out on the primary brand. And now the generic is available at Walgreen's et al for $15 for 90 days!!!!!!!!!!!
The pharmaceutical compaines make big oil look like pikers when it comes to hosing we the people. And the government keeps extending the patents (now I wonder why that is?).
Made in India shipped by way of Germany or Switzerland direct to your door....$115.
Made in India shipped by way of the USA delivered by Walgreen's....$795.
No explanation needed.
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One need only to look at how and when the Part D Medicare Prescription Drug Plan was created (2003) and when it went into effect (2006) to understand that its primary purpose, even if not blatantly obvious, was to support the pharmaceutical industry (and I might add insurance industry as well) rather than senior Americans. As I recall, at the time it was actually even made ILLEGAL to patronize Canadian pharmacies, especially that it was obvious beyond doubt that the meds from Canada were (and still are) identical to those available here!!! Why do you think we have a coverage gap (known as a "donut hole") in our prescription drug plans, during which time we are required to pay full freight for whatever meds we use???
The sad reality is that our country is governed not by elected officials or even the bureaucrats of our civil service system but rather by lobbyists! Using this one industry as just one example, the pharmaceutical lobby was given this level of power and control in the first decade of this century. Do you think for a moment that it would give it up in the second decade, or anytime in the future? The bigger/wealthier/stronger a lobby is, the more power it has in its control over our daily lives. And for anyone who doesn't believe this reality and how it came about, there is a bridge in Brooklyn I would like this person to consider buying!
Too often, reality looks different when it hits home....