Comments on: Prescription Drug Costs Up

By: SavingAdvice

SavingAdvice — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 03:54:12 +0000

You can also do research on certain drugs at crbestbuydrugs.org which is run by the non profit organization that publishes Consumer Reports magazine. Just like they do with cars, appliances and other gadgets, the evaluate different types of prescription medicines on effectiveness, safety and cost.

By: Joshua K

Joshua K — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 08:45:30 +0000

Ok, I think the price of health care has gone from a necessity to a luxury. It’s rather astronomical. Many of you know my step-father’s now gotten a mechanical heart, a Heartmate model 1. He’s not done so well with it, and the doctors have given him different kinds of medication, and one that they recently prescribed my mother attempted to purchase, and discovered the price tag was $1700. What’s a person supposed to do?

By: ncnblog

ncnblog — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 17:11:53 +0000

I use Lunesta, which is a sleep aid like Ambien, and the price for it has gone up as well. While easy to blame big-pharma, the tremendous “red-tape” that they must get through to get a drug to market often leads to higher and higher drug prices. Whenever you bring in govt oversight (FDA) then you will increase the cost of producing a good. Catch 22. Do we want “safer” meds, or “cheaper” meds. Difficult, sticky situation…
good post,
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