Guest guest Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 We/We've talked about it before and I am still leery about buying drugs off shore. It may simply come to that but I'm a big . You seem to do well and I know you research everything. Using Cymbalta: how do I begin? where do I go online for info??? sure doesn't hurt to gather all the info before making a decision. MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! Re: Private: Cymbalta SherWell, I meant to send it private but messed up. Nothing really privatein it as it might apply to many others here.While I hate that we face doughnut holes and medication choices,offshore and Canada purchasing is an option for some of us. There are afew northern states that have accredited certain Canadian pharmacieseven. There is something horribly wrong with the pharmaceuticals thatthey choose to take advantage of US patients since insurance is normallypaying. Astra Zenica sells Nexium for considerably less in othercountries than in the US. Many other products are like that as well.>> Something I do that may or may not be worth you considering is buying> offshore when I reach the doughnut hole or in some cases to avoid it.I> purchase Nexium offshore. I get branded product from India. The priceif> I buy through Walgreens is over $300 per month. The price from Indiais> $100 per month (I take 80 mg per day).>> I don't know what dosage you take, but I see prices from othercountries> on branded at $70-80 and generic at $50-70. I'm guessing your USprice> is $130-140. I hate going that route, especially with an> anti-depressant, but its better than not taking it.>> For me, I save $2400 per year basically by going offshore. Now, if I> ever get on Revatio or Tracleer or something that forces me in and out> of the doughnut hole, then I'll just buy Nexium locally.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 We/We've talked about it before and I am still leery about buying drugs off shore. It may simply come to that but I'm a big . You seem to do well and I know you research everything. Using Cymbalta: how do I begin? where do I go online for info??? sure doesn't hurt to gather all the info before making a decision. MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! Re: Private: Cymbalta SherWell, I meant to send it private but messed up. Nothing really privatein it as it might apply to many others here.While I hate that we face doughnut holes and medication choices,offshore and Canada purchasing is an option for some of us. There are afew northern states that have accredited certain Canadian pharmacieseven. There is something horribly wrong with the pharmaceuticals thatthey choose to take advantage of US patients since insurance is normallypaying. Astra Zenica sells Nexium for considerably less in othercountries than in the US. Many other products are like that as well.>> Something I do that may or may not be worth you considering is buying> offshore when I reach the doughnut hole or in some cases to avoid it.I> purchase Nexium offshore. I get branded product from India. The priceif> I buy through Walgreens is over $300 per month. The price from Indiais> $100 per month (I take 80 mg per day).>> I don't know what dosage you take, but I see prices from othercountries> on branded at $70-80 and generic at $50-70. I'm guessing your USprice> is $130-140. I hate going that route, especially with an> anti-depressant, but its better than not taking it.>> For me, I save $2400 per year basically by going offshore. Now, if I> ever get on Revatio or Tracleer or something that forces me in and out> of the doughnut hole, then I'll just buy Nexium locally.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Me either, not qualified for assistance programs. MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! Re: Private: Cymbalta SherI research it best I know how but its still a little scary. I trust thebranded from offshore much more than a generic. For instance, there is ageneric Nexium even for half the price of the branded, but I figure notwise to press my luck and so pay to get branded.To find it one just googles "buy xxxx" with xxxx being the med or goestto places like canadadrugs.com or others. A good source of Canadapharmacies that have actually been reviewed is the state of Minnesota'sweb site.To me, its not something I like doing or recommend, but when it becomesa matter of thousands of dollars I had to consider it. This was afterfinding I qualify for none of Nexium's many assistance programs.> >> > Something I do that may or may not be worth you considering isbuying> > offshore when I reach the doughnut hole or in some cases to avoidit.> I> > purchase Nexium offshore. I get branded product from India. Theprice> if> > I buy through Walgreens is over $300 per month. The price fromIndia> is> > $100 per month (I take 80 mg per day).> >> > I don't know what dosage you take, but I see prices from other> countries> > on branded at $70-80 and generic at $50-70. I'm guessing your US> price> > is $130-140. I hate going that route, especially with an> > anti-depressant, but its better than not taking it.> >> > For me, I save $2400 per year basically by going offshore. Now, ifI> > ever get on Revatio or Tracleer or something that forces me in andout> > of the doughnut hole, then I'll just buy Nexium locally.> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Me either, not qualified for assistance programs. MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! Re: Private: Cymbalta SherI research it best I know how but its still a little scary. I trust thebranded from offshore much more than a generic. For instance, there is ageneric Nexium even for half the price of the branded, but I figure notwise to press my luck and so pay to get branded.To find it one just googles "buy xxxx" with xxxx being the med or goestto places like canadadrugs.com or others. A good source of Canadapharmacies that have actually been reviewed is the state of Minnesota'sweb site.To me, its not something I like doing or recommend, but when it becomesa matter of thousands of dollars I had to consider it. This was afterfinding I qualify for none of Nexium's many assistance programs.> >> > Something I do that may or may not be worth you considering isbuying> > offshore when I reach the doughnut hole or in some cases to avoidit.> I> > purchase Nexium offshore. I get branded product from India. Theprice> if> > I buy through Walgreens is over $300 per month. The price fromIndia> is> > $100 per month (I take 80 mg per day).> >> > I don't know what dosage you take, but I see prices from other> countries> > on branded at $70-80 and generic at $50-70. I'm guessing your US> price> > is $130-140. I hate going that route, especially with an> > anti-depressant, but its better than not taking it.> >> > For me, I save $2400 per year basically by going offshore. Now, ifI> > ever get on Revatio or Tracleer or something that forces me in andout> > of the doughnut hole, then I'll just buy Nexium locally.> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 sher does it have to by cymbalta? is there another med that could do the job for you? Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 www.transplantfund.org--- Subject: Re: Re: Private: CymbaltaTo: Breathe-Support Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 4:00 PM We/We've talked about it before and I am still leery about buying drugs off shore. It may simply come to that but I'm a big . You seem to do well and I know you research everything. Using Cymbalta: how do I begin? where do I go online for info??? sure doesn't hurt to gather all the info before making a decision. MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! Re: Private: Cymbalta SherWell, I meant to send it private but messed up. Nothing really privatein it as it might apply to many others here.While I hate that we face doughnut holes and medication choices,offshore and Canada purchasing is an option for some of us. There are afew northern states that have accredited certain Canadian pharmacieseven. There is something horribly wrong with the pharmaceuticals thatthey choose to take advantage of US patients since insurance is normallypaying. Astra Zenica sells Nexium for considerably less in othercountries than in the US. Many other products are like that as well.>> Something I do that may or may not be worth you considering is buying> offshore when I reach the doughnut hole or in some cases to avoid it.I> purchase Nexium offshore. I get branded product from India. The priceif> I buy through Walgreens is over $300 per month. The price from Indiais> $100 per month (I take 80 mg per day).>> I don't know what dosage you take, but I see prices from othercountries> on branded at $70-80 and generic at $50-70. I'm guessing your USprice> is $130-140. I hate going that route, especially with an> anti-depressant, but its better than not taking it.>> For me, I save $2400 per year basically by going offshore. Now, if I> ever get on Revatio or Tracleer or something that forces me in and out> of the doughnut hole, then I'll just buy Nexium locally.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Bruce... how do you 'screen' a seller to be sure it's as safe as you can discover? Both the med and the financial..... MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! Re: Private: Cymbalta SherI research it best I know how but its still a little scary. I trust thebranded from offshore much more than a generic. For instance, there is ageneric Nexium even for half the price of the branded, but I figure notwise to press my luck and so pay to get branded.To find it one just googles "buy xxxx" with xxxx being the med or goestto places like canadadrugs.com or others. A good source of Canadapharmacies that have actually been reviewed is the state of Minnesota'sweb site.To me, its not something I like doing or recommend, but when it becomesa matter of thousands of dollars I had to consider it. This was afterfinding I qualify for none of Nexium's many assistance programs.> >> > Something I do that may or may not be worth you considering isbuying> > offshore when I reach the doughnut hole or in some cases to avoidit.> I> > purchase Nexium offshore. I get branded product from India. Theprice> if> > I buy through Walgreens is over $300 per month. The price fromIndia> is> > $100 per month (I take 80 mg per day).> >> > I don't know what dosage you take, but I see prices from other> countries> > on branded at $70-80 and generic at $50-70. I'm guessing your US> price> > is $130-140. I hate going that route, especially with an> > anti-depressant, but its better than not taking it.> >> > For me, I save $2400 per year basically by going offshore. Now, ifI> > ever get on Revatio or Tracleer or something that forces me in andout> > of the doughnut hole, then I'll just buy Nexium locally.> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Pink...I am now of the opinion that for me Cymbalta is the best. I've taken just about every antidepressant on the market and none have worked as well for depression/pain. I've been on Celexa now for about 2 months and it's just not working.... Thanks. MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! Re: Private: Cymbalta SherWell, I meant to send it private but messed up. Nothing really privatein it as it might apply to many others here.While I hate that we face doughnut holes and medication choices,offshore and Canada purchasing is an option for some of us. There are afew northern states that have accredited certain Canadian pharmacieseven. There is something horribly wrong with the pharmaceuticals thatthey choose to take advantage of US patients since insurance is normallypaying. Astra Zenica sells Nexium for considerably less in othercountries than in the US. Many other products are like that as well.>> Something I do that may or may not be worth you considering is buying> offshore when I reach the doughnut hole or in some cases to avoid it.I> purchase Nexium offshore. I get branded product from India. The priceif> I buy through Walgreens is over $300 per month. The price from Indiais> $100 per month (I take 80 mg per day).>> I don't know what dosage you take, but I see prices from othercountries> on branded at $70-80 and generic at $50-70. I'm guessing your USprice> is $130-140. I hate going that route, especially with an> anti-depressant, but its better than not taking it.>> For me, I save $2400 per year basically by going offshore. Now, if I> ever get on Revatio or Tracleer or something that forces me in and out> of the doughnut hole, then I'll just buy Nexium locally.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Pink...I am now of the opinion that for me Cymbalta is the best. I've taken just about every antidepressant on the market and none have worked as well for depression/pain. I've been on Celexa now for about 2 months and it's just not working.... Thanks. MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! Re: Private: Cymbalta SherWell, I meant to send it private but messed up. Nothing really privatein it as it might apply to many others here.While I hate that we face doughnut holes and medication choices,offshore and Canada purchasing is an option for some of us. There are afew northern states that have accredited certain Canadian pharmacieseven. There is something horribly wrong with the pharmaceuticals thatthey choose to take advantage of US patients since insurance is normallypaying. Astra Zenica sells Nexium for considerably less in othercountries than in the US. Many other products are like that as well.>> Something I do that may or may not be worth you considering is buying> offshore when I reach the doughnut hole or in some cases to avoid it.I> purchase Nexium offshore. I get branded product from India. The priceif> I buy through Walgreens is over $300 per month. The price from Indiais> $100 per month (I take 80 mg per day).>> I don't know what dosage you take, but I see prices from othercountries> on branded at $70-80 and generic at $50-70. I'm guessing your USprice> is $130-140. I hate going that route, especially with an> anti-depressant, but its better than not taking it.>> For me, I save $2400 per year basically by going offshore. Now, if I> ever get on Revatio or Tracleer or something that forces me in and out> of the doughnut hole, then I'll just buy Nexium locally.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Sher, Bruce, et al someone in my neighborhood uses the following for her cancer drugs: www.israelpharm.com Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 www.transplantfund.org--- Subject: Re: Private: CymbaltaTo: Breathe-Support Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 8:08 PM SherThere are some screening organizations for the companies themselves.They are Pharmacychecker. com and CIPA (Certified Canadian InternationalPharmacy). Also, you can often check to see what Canadian pharmacy theyare. I try to make sure they are a legitimate pharmacy. Now, there aresome further screened by states such as Minnesota. I would trust thosemost.As to the meds, thats why I get branded only. I can check packaging andsource and match the meds to the way they are suppose to look. There isstill no guarantee but that is the best I know. I use Nexium, but itsactually Neksium as its the India product. It's packaged in all originalAstra Zenica packs, which are blister packs, not pill bottles. I stillthink of it as a last resort.> > >> > > Something I do that may or may not be worth you considering is> buying> > > offshore when I reach the doughnut hole or in some cases toavoid> it.> > I> > > purchase Nexium offshore. I get branded product from India. The> price> > if> > > I buy through Walgreens is over $300 per month. The price from> India> > is> > > $100 per month (I take 80 mg per day).> > >> > > I don't know what dosage you take, but I see prices from other> > countries> > > on branded at $70-80 and generic at $50-70. I'm guessing your US> > price> > > is $130-140. I hate going that route, especially with an> > > anti-depressant, but its better than not taking it.> > >> > > For me, I save $2400 per year basically by going offshore. Now,if> I> > > ever get on Revatio or Tracleer or something that forces me inand> out> > > of the doughnut hole, then I'll just buy Nexium locally.> > >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 thanks bruce, glad you checked it out Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 www.transplantfund.org--- Subject: Re: Private: CymbaltaTo: Breathe-Support Date: Friday, March 27, 2009, 9:20 AM PinkFound a paragraph on their site, I just felt compelled to paste here:Why are drugs less expensive at your Internet pharmacy than in the U.S.? In Israel, pharmacy prices are lower because the government controls the prices to keep pharmaceutical products affordable. The United States is the only developed country in the world with no similar price controls, and any pharmaceutical company may set prices for its own products. These prices are invariably more favorable to the company than to the consumer.> > > >> > > > Something I do that may or may not be worth you considering is> > buying> > > > offshore when I reach the doughnut hole or in some cases to> avoid> > it.> > > I> > > > purchase Nexium offshore. I get branded product from India. The> > price> > > if> > > > I buy through Walgreens is over $300 per month. The price from> > India> > > is> > > > $100 per month (I take 80 mg per day).> > > >> > > > I don't know what dosage you take, but I see prices from other> > > countries> > > > on branded at $70-80 and generic at $50-70. I'm guessing your US> > > price> > > > is $130-140. I hate going that route, especially with an> > > > anti-depressant, but its better than not taking it.> > > >> > > > For me, I save $2400 per year basically by going offshore. Now,> if> > I> > > > ever get on Revatio or Tracleer or something that forces me in> and> > out> > > > of the doughnut hole, then I'll just buy Nexium locally.> > > >> > >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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