Re: Get your perscriptions at Costco

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OMG... I cannot believe that! The greed that lies within this country!

I have already passed this on!

Thank you!

~Kerrie

c richardson wrote:

Costco Pharmacy This is worth reading. Be sure to read to the end

This is worth reading. Be sure to read to the end. You will be amazed.

Let's hear it for Costco!! (This is just mind-boggling!) Make sure

you read all the way past the list of the drugs The woman that signed

below is a Budget Analyst out of federal

Washington , DC offices.

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

States 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 data 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 < BR>Consumer Price (100 tablets): $215.17

Cost of general active ingredients: $0.71

Percent markup: 30,306%

Keflex: 250 mg

Consumer Price (100 ta blets): $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%

Norvasc: 10 mg

Consumer price (100 tablets): $188.29

Cost of general active ingredients: $0.14

Pe rcent 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 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 bou ght the name brand, you might pay $100 for 100 pills.

The pharmacist might tell you that if you get the g eneric 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 consistently charged little over their cost for

the generic drugs.

I went t o the Costco site, 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, Compazine, 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 Costco for $28.08.

I would like to mention, that although Costco is 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. (this

is

true)

I went there this past Thursday and asked them. I am asking each of you

to please help me by copyin g this letter, and passing it into your own

e-mail, and send it to everyone you know with an e-mail address.

Sharon L.

Budget Analyst

U.S. Department of Commerce

Room 6839

Office Ph: 202-482-4458

Office Fax: 202-482-5480

E-mail Address: sdavis@... ov ..

Cheryl

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I tried to call the numbers at the bottom of this message.... they

DON'T WORK.

Hmmmm.... is this REAL.... or just an "advertising PLOY" for Costco?????

BEWARE!!!!!

c richardson wrote:

Costco Pharmacy This is worth reading. Be sure to read to the end

This is worth reading. Be sure to read to the end. You will be amazed.

Let's hear it for Costco!! (This is just mind-boggling!) Make sure

you read all the way past the list of the drugs The woman that signed

below is a Budget Analyst out of federal

Washington , DC offices.

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

States 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 data 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 < BR>Consumer Price (100 tablets): $215.17

Cost of general active ingredients: $0.71

Percent markup: 30,306%

Keflex: 250 mg

Consumer Price (100 ta blets): $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%

Norvasc: 10 mg

Consumer price (100 tablets): $188.29

Cost of general active ingredients: $0.14

Pe rcent 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 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 bou ght the name brand, you might pay $100 for 100 pills.

The pharmacist might tell you that if you get the g eneric 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 consistently charged little over their cost for

the generic drugs.

I went t o the Costco site, 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, Compazine, 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 Costco for $28.08.

I would like to mention, that although Costco is 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. (this

is

true)

I went there this past Thursday and asked them. I am asking each of you

to please help me by copyin g this letter, and passing it into your own

e-mail, and send it to everyone you know with an e-mail address.

Sharon L.

Budget Analyst

U.S. Department of Commerce

Room 6839

Office Ph: 202-482-4458

Office Fax: 202-482-5480

E-mail Address: sdavis@... ov ..

Cheryl

~ 2008 ~

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