Re: Drug Pricing Conversation

[Guest guest]

Sher

Prilosec is considered effective and 20 mg quite adequate for gastritis

and mild GERD. Mine is quite severe so needs the strongest dosage he can

prescribe which is 80 mg of Nexium per day. In fact, due to the

condition of my esophagus he doesn't want to perform any more

endoscopies or even mildly invasive procedures which put anything in my

esophagus unless there was something severe (like bleeding) to require

it.

>

> Whoooo Bruce ... I'm " the other side of the coin " here.

> My Gastro Rx Prilosec, generic. I pay $10 for 90 day supply (2

dly...20 mcg).

>

> I know there is controversy re: Prilosec vs. Nexium but the P works

great for ME.

> Mine is taken mostly for gastritis so that could be the difference.

>

> MamaSher, age 70. IPF 3-06, OR.

> Nasturtiums

> Don't fret about tomorrow, God is already there!

>

> Drug Pricing Conversation

>

>

>

> Just curious to see reactions to the following and thoughts on

Canadian

> and other foreign pharmacies. So, consider the following and let's

hear

> your thoughts. I thought this might be interesting conversation.

>

> Require 2 - 40 mg Nexium per day so sixty 40 mg Nexium per month.

>

> Price-US Pharmacy - $305

>

> Price-Canadian Pharmacy Name Brand Nexium - $168

>

> Price-Canadian Pharmacy Generic Nexium - $78

>

> Price-Indian Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Generic Nexium - $52

>

> Note that this topic is especially an interesting drug because Astra

> Zeneca has been sued by various pharmaceutical companies over the

patent

> for Nexium. Furthermore, an Indian pharmaceutical sued and then

settled

> with them receiving future exclusive generic rights to start six

months

> before the patent ends. This particular company has made practice of

> suing and settling.

>

> Note: I'm sure some will ask what about Prilosec? Gastroenterologist

> strongly recommends against based on my condition. Further, he states

to

> achieve the equivalent of 80 mg Nexium per day you would need to take

8

> of the 20 mg Prilosec. This is based on 1/2 of the Prilosec actually

> being a similar active ingredient to Nexium and the other half

> considered not to be of benefit.

>

> So, even if you were going to do it to achieve equivalent in benefit

> (based on his opinion and that of some others but not all by any

means)

> you would need 240 Prilosec which would run about $150 or generic

would

> run about $130 for generic Prilosec.

>

[Guest guest]

Sher

Prilosec is considered effective and 20 mg quite adequate for gastritis

and mild GERD. Mine is quite severe so needs the strongest dosage he can

prescribe which is 80 mg of Nexium per day. In fact, due to the

condition of my esophagus he doesn't want to perform any more

endoscopies or even mildly invasive procedures which put anything in my

esophagus unless there was something severe (like bleeding) to require

it.

>

> Whoooo Bruce ... I'm " the other side of the coin " here.

> My Gastro Rx Prilosec, generic. I pay $10 for 90 day supply (2

dly...20 mcg).

>

> I know there is controversy re: Prilosec vs. Nexium but the P works

great for ME.

> Mine is taken mostly for gastritis so that could be the difference.

>

> MamaSher, age 70. IPF 3-06, OR.

> Nasturtiums

> Don't fret about tomorrow, God is already there!

>

> Drug Pricing Conversation

>

>

>

> Just curious to see reactions to the following and thoughts on

Canadian

> and other foreign pharmacies. So, consider the following and let's

hear

> your thoughts. I thought this might be interesting conversation.

>

> Require 2 - 40 mg Nexium per day so sixty 40 mg Nexium per month.

>

> Price-US Pharmacy - $305

>

> Price-Canadian Pharmacy Name Brand Nexium - $168

>

> Price-Canadian Pharmacy Generic Nexium - $78

>

> Price-Indian Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Generic Nexium - $52

>

> Note that this topic is especially an interesting drug because Astra

> Zeneca has been sued by various pharmaceutical companies over the

patent

> for Nexium. Furthermore, an Indian pharmaceutical sued and then

settled

> with them receiving future exclusive generic rights to start six

months

> before the patent ends. This particular company has made practice of

> suing and settling.

>

> Note: I'm sure some will ask what about Prilosec? Gastroenterologist

> strongly recommends against based on my condition. Further, he states

to

> achieve the equivalent of 80 mg Nexium per day you would need to take

8

> of the 20 mg Prilosec. This is based on 1/2 of the Prilosec actually

> being a similar active ingredient to Nexium and the other half

> considered not to be of benefit.

>

> So, even if you were going to do it to achieve equivalent in benefit

> (based on his opinion and that of some others but not all by any

means)

> you would need 240 Prilosec which would run about $150 or generic

would

> run about $130 for generic Prilosec.

>