Guest guest Posted March 3, 2001 Report Share Posted March 3, 2001 I think I need to get out more, smile. I looked up Satcher and he is the Surgeon General. Has the Public Service Announcement on his site. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2001 Report Share Posted March 3, 2001 I think I need to get out more, smile. I looked up Satcher and he is the Surgeon General. Has the Public Service Announcement on his site. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2001 Report Share Posted July 10, 2001 A very touching commercial. Made me smile and cry. Cari - mother of DS daughter 1 yr Payton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2001 Report Share Posted July 10, 2001 I've seen the Wal-Mart one and a Cingular Wireless, but a different one than you described. In the one I saw, a boy, who is getting ready to run a race, keeps saying, " See my back " or something like that. At the end, he says something about when he's running, that's all the others will see, is his back. Great commercial! Sue mom to Kate 11 and Karrie 5 w/ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2001 Report Share Posted July 11, 2001 we saw that one! Bob thought it was especially cool... The last time Cingular (Cellular One at the time) ran this promo, we bought 2. Di, mom to Jake(18,nda) and 4 (DS) Pennsylvania COMMERCIAL I haven't seen the Wal-Mart Buddy Walk commercial yet, but has anyone else seen the Cingular Wireless commercial. I don't know if you all get that, but anyway, it supports Special Olympics and it's just a neat commercial! They have one where they show a teenage boy swimming and he talks about meeting girls at the meets. Hope to see the Walmart one soon! in Indiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 In Canada, we can't have drug advertising that names the drug. Of course, we get US tv (or else we would be very bored and somewhat lame) but frequently we see adverstisements for drugs that will " change your life " without even knowing what condition it is for. Asthma commercials annoy me as do the Asthma control posters in my doc's office. Currently, asthma control is an oxymoron for me as I am going through a rough patch. Again. Boo. ----- Original Message ---- From: uca79iii <bme1979@...> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:10:39 AM Subject: [ ] Commercial I am sorry, but I just need to vent again. The lady says with a horrible look of distress on her face: " I was using my fast acting inhaler twice a week " Twice a week????? What about those who have to neb 5-6 times a day with NO relief? Those people don't need that stuff. They just need to use their inhaler twice a week. GOOD GRIEF! Thanks to Xolair I now only neb once or twice a day. She doesn't need that product. She just needs to use her inexpensive, generic albuterol inhaler 2 times a week, NOT buy another expensive drug. Wouldn't it be nice to only have to use ONE inhaler two times a week? Advertising! UGH! I am NOT going to name that product because this is a XOLAIR group LOL! Doug Group founder Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new at http://mrd.mail./try_beta?.intl=ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 > > In Canada, we can't have drug advertising that names the drug. Of course, we get US tv (or else we would be very bored and somewhat lame) but frequently we see adverstisements for drugs that will " change your life " without even knowing what condition it is for. > > Asthma commercials annoy me as do the Asthma control posters in my doc's office. Currently, asthma control is an oxymoron for me as I am going through a rough patch. Again. Boo. > > > > > With national health care, I can see why they don't let them advertise. I don't understand why they won't pay for all of your Xolair. Do they pay for any prescriptions or is it just the xolair? Doug Group founder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Here is the run down on public health care... 1) There is a provincial public health plan that covers doctor visits, hosptializations, tests. Does not cover PT, OT, vision, dental. 2)Each province has its own drug plan. Some are more comprehensive than others. In Quebec, you get coverage for your meds paying a max of about 1200$ depending on your income. Some meds are not on the plan. Xolair is one of them. The govnt assessed it and determined it was not cost effective (it isn't as pred is 5$!!). They cover some patients who qualified through their " Patient of Exception " program. 2) Some ppl have private insurance for drugs, OT, PT, vision through work or school. I have this (about 1300$ a year. Covers my drugs with a 750$ deductible. Novartis paid my deductible through the patient assistance program). Happily, my private plan covers xolair. I was told by my pharmacist that if you have a chronic illness requiring expensive meds, Quebec is the place to be in North American. Who knows? My drugs with the xolair cost about 42,000$ a year. I shell out 1300$. (However, I am waiting 4 months for a GI consult and it took 9 months for an MRI of my spine....) Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 > > Here is the run down on public health care... > > 1) There is a provincial public health plan that > covers doctor visits, hosptializations, tests. Does > not cover PT, OT, vision, dental. > > 2)Each province has its own drug plan. Some are more > comprehensive than others. In Quebec, you get coverage > for your meds paying a max of about 1200$ depending on > your income. Some meds are not on the plan. Xolair is > one of them. The govnt assessed it and determined it > was not cost effective (it isn't as pred is 5$!!). > They cover some patients who qualified through their > " Patient of Exception " program. > > 2) Some ppl have private insurance for drugs, OT, PT, > vision through work or school. I have this (about > 1300$ a year. Covers my drugs with a 750$ deductible. > Novartis paid my deductible through the patient > assistance program). Happily, my private plan covers > xolair. > > I was told by my pharmacist that if you have a chronic > illness requiring expensive meds, Quebec is the place > to be in North American. Who knows? My drugs with the > xolair cost about 42,000$ a year. I shell out 1300$. > (However, I am waiting 4 months for a GI consult and > it took 9 months for an MRI of my spine....) > > > Thanks, I always wondered how a system like that worked. I hear great things about them but have heard nightmare stories as well. If we have members in other countries reading this...... how does your national health plan work and does it cover xolair? Thanks Doug Group founder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 > > > > Here is the run down on public health care... > > > > 1) There is a provincial public health plan that > > covers doctor visits, hosptializations, tests. Does > > not cover PT, OT, vision, dental. > > > > 2)Each province has its own drug plan. Some are more > > comprehensive than others. In Quebec, you get coverage > > for your meds paying a max of about 1200$ depending on > > your income. Some meds are not on the plan. Xolair is > > one of them. The govnt assessed it and determined it > > was not cost effective (it isn't as pred is 5$!!). > > They cover some patients who qualified through their > > " Patient of Exception " program. > > > > 2) Some ppl have private insurance for drugs, OT, PT, > > vision through work or school. I have this (about > > 1300$ a year. Covers my drugs with a 750$ deductible. > > Novartis paid my deductible through the patient > > assistance program). Happily, my private plan covers > > xolair. > > > > I was told by my pharmacist that if you have a chronic > > illness requiring expensive meds, Quebec is the place > > to be in North American. Who knows? My drugs with the > > xolair cost about 42,000$ a year. I shell out 1300$. > > (However, I am waiting 4 months for a GI consult and > > it took 9 months for an MRI of my spine....) > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > I always wondered how a system like that worked. I hear great things > about them but have heard nightmare stories as well. > > If we have members in other countries reading this...... how does your > national health plan work and does it cover xolair? > > Thanks > > Doug > Group founder >Hi, Here in the UK we are very lucky, (most of the time) in theroy once the National Institute for Clinical Excelence approves a drug it is the local health authorities duty to provide care. However with Xolair a restriction applies that means the individual case must be refered to a board to decide on the case, money clearly plays a major part. In my case it was requested in Suffolk (refused) passed to the top specialist in Birmingham, in the Midlands (refused again) passed back to Suffolk who then approved it. Apparently they were both in agreement that I needed it but were trying to get each other to " Blink " first. The joys of managing a budget. All the best Mike D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 > Yeah that and all of the healthy food these people fill themselves > with! My dad and step father both have recently found out they have > type1?? I think.... Any hoo they both endulge themselves in hotdogs > with everything, biscuits and gravy with fried ham or bologna, sausage, > fries, lots of caffine free diet sodas! Organic that's just silly they > say! These foods are so NOT the cause though! ARGH! > I completely understand your frustration! My dad has type II diabetes. Hmm...it couldn't have anything to do with his alcoholism...could it? Or that he thinks that it is ok to drink two liters of Diet Mountain Dew a day, I mean it is diet, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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