Re: PRESCRIPTION DRUGS DISCLOSURE

[Guest guest]

Wow, where did you get this? My daughter will love having this information.

She is in at war with Health Canada at the moment. Something to do with Mad

Cow disease.

We love you....Lea

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PRESCRIPTION DRUGS DISCLOSURE

>

> PRESCRIPTION DRUGS DISCLOSURE

>

> The women who wrote this email and signed below are

> Federal Budget Analysts in Washington, DC Did you

> ever wonder how much it costs a drug company for the

> active ingredient in prescription medications?

>

> Some people think it must cost a lot, since many drugs

> sell for more than $2.00 per tablet. We did a search

> of offshore chemical synthesizers that supply the

> active ingredients found in drugs approved by the FDA.

> As we have revealed in past issues of Life Extension,

> a significant percentage of drugs sold in the United

> State contain active ingredients made in other

> countries. In our independent investigation of how

> much profit drug companies really make, we obtained

> the actual price of active ingredients used in some of

> the most popular drugs sold in America.

>

> The chart below speaks for itself.

>

> Celebrex 100 mg

> Consumer price (100 tablets): $130.27

> Cost of general active ingredients: $0.60

> Percent markup: 21,712%

>

> Claritin 10 mg

> Consumer Price (100 tablets): $215.17

> Cost of general active ingredients: $0.71

> Percent markup: 30,306%

>

> Keflex 250 mg

> Consumer Price (100 tablets): $157.39

> Cost of general active ingredients: $1.88

> Percent markup: 8,372%

>

> Lipitor 20 mg

> Consumer

> Price (100 tablets): $272.37

> Cost of general active ingredients: $5.80

> Percent markup: 4,696%

>

> Norvasec 10 mg

> Consumer price (100 tablets): $188.29

> Cost of general active ingredients: $0.14

> Percent markup: 134,493%

>

> Paxil 20 mg

> Consumer price (100 tablets): $220.27

> Cost of general active ingredients: $7.60

> Percent markup: 2,898%

>

> Prevacid 30 mg

> Consumer price (100 tablets): $44.77

> Cost of general active ingredients: $1.01

> Percent markup: 34,136%

>

> Prilosec 20 mg

> Consumer price (100 tablets): $360.97

> Cost of general active ingredients $0.52

> Percent markup: 69,417%

>

> Prozac 20 mg

> Consumer price (100 tablets) : $247.47

> Cost of general active ingredients: $0.11

> Percent markup: 224,973%

>

> Tenormin 50 mg

> Consumer price (100 tablets): $104.47

> Cost of general active ingredients: $0.13

> Percent markup: 80,362%

>

> Vasotec 10 mg

> Consumer price (100 tablets): $102.37

> Cost of general active ingredients: $0.20

> Percent markup: 51,185%

>

> Xanax 1 mg

> Consumer price (100 tablets) : $136.79

> Cost of general active ingredients: $0.024

> Percent markup: 569,958%

>

> Zestril 20 mg

> Consumer price (100 tablets) $89.89

> Cost of general active ingredients $3.20

> Percent markup: 2,809%

>

> Zithromax 600 mg

> Consumer price (100 tablets): $1,482.19

> Cost of general active ingredients: $18.78

> Percent markup: 7,892%

>

> Zocor 40 mg

> Consumer price (100 tablets): $350.27

> Cost of general active ingredients: $8.63

> Percent markup: 4,059%

>

> Zoloft 50 mg

> Consumer price: $206.87

> Cost of general active ingredients: $1.75

> Percent markup: 11,821%

>

> Since the cost of prescription drugs is so

> outrageous, I thought everyone I knew should know

> about this. Please read the following and pass it on.

> It pays to shop around. This helps to solve the

> mystery as to why they can afford to put a Walgreen's

> on every corner.

>

> On Monday night, Steve , 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! So often, we blame

> the drug companies for the high cost of drugs, and

> usually 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.

> whether or not there were any pharmacies that

> did not adhere to this practice, and he said that

> Costco, Sam's Club and other discount volume stores

> consistently charged little over their cost for the

> generic drugs. I went to the discount store's website,

> where you can look up any drug, and get its online

> price.

>

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

> the online prices. I was appalled. Just to give you

> one example from my own experience, I had to use the

> drug, Comparing, which helps prevent nausea in chemo

> patients. I used the generic equivalent, which cost

> $54.99 for 60 pills at CVS. I checked the price at

> Costco, and I could have bought 100 pills for $19.89.

> For 145 of my pain pills, I paid $72.57. I could have

> got 150 at another discount store for $28.08. I would

> like to mention, that although these are 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 passing it into

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

> an email address.

>

> Sharon L.

> Budget Analyst

> US Department of Commerce Room 6839

> Office Ph: 202-482-4458

> Office Fax: 202-482-5480

> Email Address: sdavis@docgov

>

> Palmer Budget

> Analyst Bureau of Economic Analysis

> Office of Budget & Finance

> Voice: (202) 606-9295 Fax: (202) 606-5324

>

>

>

>

> Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by

> licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed

> health care professional before commencing any medical treatment.

>

> " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you.

> Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live

> a happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing,

> two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

>

>

[Guest guest]

Lea,

A friend forwarded it to me . . . This and the

information about the EU supplement decision . . .

My friend has no interest in either, but thought I

would be interested.

I'll let her know you appreciate the info!

Love,

Rogene

[Guest guest]

Thank you, special lady....love...Lea

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Re: PRESCRIPTION DRUGS DISCLOSURE

>

> Lea,

>

> A friend forwarded it to me . . . This and the

> information about the EU supplement decision . . .

>

> My friend has no interest in either, but thought I

> would be interested.

>

> I'll let her know you appreciate the info!

>

> Love,

>

> Rogene

>

>

>

> Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by

> licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed

> health care professional before commencing any medical treatment.

>

> " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you.

> Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live

> a happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing,

> two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

>

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