Generic prescription medicines

A place to relate, share, care for, and support one another. A place to share about our daily activities and events around the home.
Post Reply
temporal1
Posts: 16275
Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2016 12:09 pm
Location: U.S. midwest and PNW
Affiliation: Christian other

Generic prescription medicines

Post by temporal1 »

Met with a dermatologist today. Nothing serious.
During the appointment, he talked about huge increases in costs of generic medications.
One example was a generic going from $60 to $800. :shock:

i recall the report a few months ago about serious price-gouging for Epi Pens .. ??
he said it's now a widespread problem, that politicians on both sides allowed it.

i found this:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspecul ... 34cf67377e

wondered if others have know about it? -
0 x
Most or all of this drama, humiliation, wasted taxpayer money could be spared -
with even modest attempt at presenting balanced facts from the start.


”We’re all just walking each other home.”
UNKNOWN
User avatar
JimFoxvog
Posts: 2891
Joined: Thu Nov 17, 2016 10:56 pm
Location: Northern Illinois
Affiliation: MCUSA

Re: Generic prescription medicines

Post by JimFoxvog »

I've certainly noticed. I expect illegal collusion in pricing. I think it is time to nationalize the healthcare industry. That would probably be too difficult, so have the NIH produce generics and distribute them at cost. And all medications that have been developed from research funded by Federal grants should not have patents.
0 x
temporal1
Posts: 16275
Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2016 12:09 pm
Location: U.S. midwest and PNW
Affiliation: Christian other

Re: Generic prescription medicines

Post by temporal1 »

i wish i would have had more time to get details from this doctor.
there are people who know details of what's been going on, and they do not like it!
corruption abounds.
0 x
Most or all of this drama, humiliation, wasted taxpayer money could be spared -
with even modest attempt at presenting balanced facts from the start.


”We’re all just walking each other home.”
UNKNOWN
Post Reply