OT. Cost of prescription tablets in the US. Need some assistance.

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wildclover04

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Would someone be kind enough to tell me what the following cost in the US
1. Diabex 500
2. Coplavix 75/100
3. Caduet 5/80

Also, do you need a scrip to buy them in the US or can you get them over
the counter?

I've tried googling but get heaps of commentary but no hard data.

Obviously, as in all these cases, I'm asking for a friend.

Ah, who cares. it's tubby old me that needs to know.

I'm trying to work out if it's worth bringing the maximum 6 months'
supply with me or not.

thanks

Hoges in WA (as in Western Australia, not Washington. But soon to be
Hoges in Fla. as in Florida)
 
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Can you find out the name of the active ingredient? Caduet is sold in
the US under that brand, but the others don't seem to be. I don't want
to say anything further because I don't have reliable information beyond
that point.

They won't be over-the-counter. Generally speaking if it actually
treats a medical condition it won't be.
 
On 26/02/2011 10:03 PM, J. Clarke wrote:

OK, understand the scrip bit (wonder if they'd accept my current one?
Probably not.)
Anyway, CoPlavix is Clopidogrel Hydrogen Sulfate 75mg with Aspirin 100mg.
Diabex is Metformin Hydrochloride 500mg.
Thanks for chipping in - my head's spinning from all the stuff we still
have to do to get out of here!!
Hoges in WA
 
"Hoges in WA" wrote in message
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| Would someone be kind enough to tell me what the following cost in the US
| 1. Diabex 500
| 2. Coplavix 75/100
| 3. Caduet 5/80
|
| Also, do you need a scrip to buy them in the US or can you get them over
| the counter?
|
| I've tried googling but get heaps of commentary but no hard data.
|
| Obviously, as in all these cases, I'm asking for a friend.
|
| Ah, who cares. it's tubby old me that needs to know.
|
| I'm trying to work out if it's worth bringing the maximum 6 months'
| supply with me or not.
|
| thanks
|
| Hoges in WA (as in Western Australia, not Washington. But soon to be
| Hoges in Fla. as in Florida)

A good reference for pricing is the Pharmacy section of
www.drugstore.com
at which you will find that Coplavix and Diabex are not
sold under those names in the US; you can look under
the generic names, of course. Having a valid prescription
is another question.

pavane
 
In article ,
[email protected] says...

OK, Walmart has generic Metformin 500 60 tablets for $4US. I can't find
a reliable online price anywhere for Caduet. I checked several pharmacy
sites and none list the formulation you describe for Coplavix--they have
the clopidogrel hydrogen sulfate as "Plavix" but not with the aspirin
included.

If it's real important to you to have prices on the others I can call my
local pharmacy and give you a ballpark.

Quite honestly though your best bet is to just bring in however much you
need.

As a general rule a prescription issued by a physician outside the US
cannot be filled in a US pharmacy (there may be exceptions but that's
the general rule). You'd have to find a physician in the US to write
you a scrip--it shouldn't be a big hassle if you have a copy of your
records and can show him the meds you're on now, but you'll still have
to find one and make an appointment and pay for it and he may want blood
work as well--figure $300-600 out the door before the price of meds.

I don't know how prescriptions are packaged in AU however in the US the
standard practice has a label with the pharmacy logo preprinted, with
the name of the patient, the physician, and the pharmacist, the phone
number of the pharmacy, the prescription number, the name and dosage of
the medication, and how often it is to be taken. If they don't do it
that way in Oz do what you have to to get the pharmacist to type or
print you up labels with that information--if it looks familiar it's
more likely to get passed without question. Have the meds in the
original bottles from the pharmacy with labels attached when you cross
the border. Get a letter from your physician explaining that he has
prescribed them for you and what condition they treat.
 
In article ,
Hoges in WA wrote:





My HMO sells Metformin for US$19.30 for 400 tablets at retail (for those
who don't have a drug plan). The brand name here in the US is
Glucophage.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]
 
On 26-Feb-2011, Hoges in WA wrote:


Scrip required. My presription is not the same strength as you inquire
about; but the cost will give you an idea. A 90 day supply of 10-20 Caduet
costs $494 from a large, mail-order provider; prices would be somewhat
higher at a walk-in pharmacy.
--
Change Cujo to Juno in email address.
 
On 2/26/2011 6:11 AM, Hoges in WA wrote:
You will need a scrip, probably from a US doctor in order to buy any of
them. I have some doubts that Diabex is available, most available is
straight metformin. If I were only going to be here six months I would
bring the supply with me in a sealed container and be sure you have a
copy of the script with you to get through customs.

I took metformin for years but have been on Lantus and Novolog for about
ten years now with much better control of my blood glucose.

George in Loosyanna
 
"Hoges in WA" wrote



Is that 6 months max an OZ max or a US Customs one? I have no idea how much
you are allowed to take into the country. I would find out first though and
if it has to be in checked baggage or can't be in checked baggage. Simpler
actually if you have a friend where you are going to, to arrange to mail it
and in carry on have just a 1 month supply.
 
On Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:58:09 -0600, George Shirley
wrote:


Maybe his doctor would be willing to write prescriptions for
medications available here in the US. He's going to need an American
Dr contact anyway (in case he needs one) so he can kill two birds with
one stone on his next Dr's appointment.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:11:12 +0800, Hoges in WA wrote:


There is no guarantee that a doctor in the U.S. will write you the
same scripts you have in Australia. It all depends on which drugs
he's "promoting" at the time you see him (and any medical insurance
you have). Some drugs are probably not even available in the U.S. and
vice verso.

So bring your own drugs.

-sw
 
"Hoges in WA" wrote in message
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All Perscription and some OTC drugs cost substantially more in the US than
anywhere in the world, frequently by a factor of three to one. Make sure
what you're bringing will pass US Customs. Rarely they may not allow
something and that would be a horror for you.

Have a great trip. I've never met an Aussie that wasn't a friend almost
immediately.

Kent
 
"sf" wrote in message
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A prescription written in another country cannot filled in the US legally.
The prescription has to be filled in the same state that prescription was
written, The Dr. has to have a license to practice in that state. All
medical licensure is by state. The internet has probably changed all of
that. I'm sure our government is trying to figure out how to deal with that.
 
On 26/02/2011 4:08 PM, Kent wrote:



When I broke my collar bone the ER doctor wrote me prescription for 20
Oxycontin and instructions to take 1 or 2 every 4 hours as needed and I
had to go to my family doctor for a refill. The late night pharmicist
grilled me about the prescription and disagreed with the doctor's
instructions, saying to not to take then unless I was in pain, never
take more than one at a time and to wait at least an hour before taking
another one. That scrip didn't last long, because I was in a lot of
pain. Family doc gave me a scrip for 30, which lasted about a week. When
I went back to see him he asked how many I had left and I told him I had
four, to which he commented that was good, that I was not abusing them,
so he gave me a renewal for 60. But no repeats and he said I would have
to come back for another scrip but that he would prefer not to. His
feeling was that it was probably the most effective pain medication for
me, but that it is very dangerous.

After my recent surgery I was given lots of dilaudid at first but
started cutting back before I was released from the hospital. I was sent
home with a scrip for Tyelnonol 2, still narcotic but less potent. I was
advised that healing would be faster if pain was controlled, but to be
careful with pain medication because of the side effects.
 
"Kent" wrote in message
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More: In general a doctor can write prescriptions to be filled by a pharmacy
only in the state where he/she is licensed to practice. A pharmacy cannot
accept a prescription unless it was written by someone licensed that that
state. However, it appears that the feds and some states have changed that,
I'm sure, because of the internet.

This looks like a good site regarding prescriptions from discount places.
http://eldercareabcblog.com/now-legal-to-buy-canada-prescription-drugs-cautiously/

Kent
 
On 27/02/2011 2:43 AM, cshenk wrote:
It's the maximum that can be supplied in Oz under the Pharmaceutical
Benefits Scheme. My M-i-L lives in the far west of Az so I could send
some there - we are freighting 6 boxes of stuff there to pick up on our
way through.
Hoges in WA
 
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