Re: Spending $93,000 to extend life four months

[Guest guest]

Taxotere is now off patent and Hospira was approved last month to offer the

generic version. Expect major price drop.

> >

> >>

> >>

> >> I would question why this drug costs $93,000. These medicine costs are out

> >> of control, much like the drug now sold to help prevent premature births.

> >> Established drug went from $20 to $1600 a dose when a major drug co. became

> >> the sole supplier. Knowing medicaid pays the freight.

> >>

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > * Emerson*

> > *www.flhw.org*

> > Every 2.25 minutes a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer.

> > Every 16.5 minutes a man dies from the disease.

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

> --

> T Nowak, MA, MSW

>

> Director for Advocacy and Advanced Prostate Cancer Programs, Malecare Inc.

>

> Men Fighting Cancer, Together

>

> Survivor - Recurrent Prostate, Thyroid, Melanoma and Renal Cancers

>

>

> www.advancedprostatecancer.net - A blog about advanced and recurrent

> prostate cancer

>

> www.malecare.org - information and support about prostate cancer

>

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/advancedprostatecancer/ - an online

> support group for men and their families diagnosed with advanced and

> recurrent prostate cancer

>