Drug Pricing Conversation

[Guest guest]

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.