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Cathy wrote:
Also, you have to get the script written by a Canadian doctor - an office visit is about $40 CDN. Another view: When visiting in Alberta last summer, I needed a doctor. This wasn't an ambulance-emergency-room emergency; it was a very-uncomfortable-need-a-prescription-today emergency. I couldn't shop around, looked in the phone book for a walk-in clinic, waited in line, saw a doctor, got my prescription. Paid: $80.00 Cd. I'm highly satisfied with the treatment. For the original poster: Yes, you can save money by buying prescription meds in Canada, but the logistics can be difficult. Doing it by mail isn't that safe. You don't know whom you're dealing with. Taking a quick trip is the way to go if you're near the border. There's also asking one person to take the trip for several people, but that's difficult too. --Lia |
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Don't hesitate to ask your dr. for meds that are less expensive if
there is an option. The new stuff is always really expensive. Folks go to Mexico here. Antibiotics were cheaper there than a dr. and prescription copay some years ago. BTW,for those in national heath care things aren't free. You are taxed to pay for the stuff. So if you are healthy you pay for the guy who isn't and you all give up choices. I wouldn't go for that option and hope I never have too. Taria Polly Esther wrote: I am so reluctant to ask this since I know you are getting blasted with spam from drug dealers - but - our prescription bills are just overwhelming. Have any of you dared to order your medicines from Canada? We almost needed to go get a tire tool to unlock my jaws when I wrote a check for the drugstore today. I mentioned to my precious pharmacist that maybe I needed to go to Canada. His answer was a surprise. He said, "You could go a long way for that kind of money." So. Do any of you in the USA get your prescriptions supplied from Canada and are you comfortable with what you're getting and is the $s really any better? Please share your thoughts or experience with me. Polly |
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Johanna Gibson wrote: On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 08:23:28 -0000, "Marie Lewis" wrote: I know that our Health Service in the UK comes under a lot of criticism (I am heartily grateful for the NHS) but at least drug bills are never so high. I am really sorry for you and wish we could help. Only about 30% of people pay for drugs at all (children, young people in full time education, people with some chronic illnesses and everyone over 60 get all drugs completely free.) Those who pay, pay a maximum of about $11 per item and if the drug cost less than that anyway, can pay the actual cost. Of course we pay through taxes: but the sense of security is, IMHO, well worth it. I cannot imagine anyone watning to go back to the old, pre NHS, days. Marie Guess what? I'm in full-time education, and have been for about 3 years in the UK, and I pay for my prescriptions. I always have, since I came over nearly 9 years ago. Someone in the Home Office said that I could be deported if I every made a claim for any benefit. Is it true? Who wants to find out? So I keep paying my £6.30 every month for each of my two prescriptions. Yes, that is 1/10th of what it would cost for the one medication in the US. But it annoys me when folks make blanket statements. I am a permanent British resident, in full-time education in the UK, and I pay for my medications, and I always have. -- Jo in Scotland The full time education thing is also age related: you have to be in full time education AND under 19 or something. That was how it was when I was a student. You can get a card or certificate for a year that gives you cheaper prescription charges: it's worth asking the doc and making enquiries about what you are entitled to. CAB will be able to help you with finding out what you can and cannot claim. It costs nowt to ask, and you cannot lose. You might save quite a bit. -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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AliceW wrote: This was one of the biggest issues my sister and I had to deal with our mom. She lives on less than 800 per month but is on 7 medications. One costs $120 per month and one costs $110 per month. The other 5 probably cost around $100 for all of them per month. Needless to say, that doesn't leave much left over for anything else like electricity, phone and food. When mom was handling her meds, she would either not refill the script, take it every other day or cut the pills in half to save money. She does get $165 per month towards her medications which helps. We now have a caretaker for her who handles her meds and gets them refilled when needed. She is also good at getting a months worth of samples of the most expensive ones from the doctor and every and again. Other than that, my sister and I pick up the excess so mom gets what she needs. We just tell her the insurance pays for it. We actually set up an account that the caretaker can access with a check card when she gets the meds refilled. I am in charge of mom's finances and I have access to all the accounts so I can keep track of what is being spent where. With mom being 1000 miles away, this system works really well for us. I remember you having loads of problems with her! You seem to have most things sorted out now: well done! Is she doing better now she has all this sorted? -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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Taria wrote:
BTW,for those in national heath care things aren't free. You are taxed to pay for the stuff. So if you are healthy you pay for the guy who isn't and you all give up choices. I wouldn't go for that option and hope I never have too. That is the whole concept behind insurance of any kind, whether it is health insurance, homeowner's insurance, or car insurance. Those who have few or no claims pay for those who do. Those who buy insurance are simply pooling their resources. Those of us who have our health insurance paid for by an employer often don't have a lot of choices, either. For instance, in order to get prescription drug coverage, I have to mail order all prescription drugs that I take regularly from a specified mail-order pharmacy. Julia in MN -- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://mail.chartermi.net/~jaccola/ |
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I feel very fortunate. My DH's insurance has a mail order pharmacy plan
for meds that you take for long-term prescriptions. We initially mail away the scrip and get 3 months of the meds for $5. That is a tremendous savings for us. DH who is healthy takes 5 different perscriptions daily and I take 2. We can refill on-line and it arrives in about a week. Linda |
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Yes, Kate, thanks for asking. We have found a wonderful lady that takes
care of dispensing mom's meds and getting the necessary refills from the doctor. Mom's memory is getting worse with each month, but we deal with it as best we can. She is still able to tell me tales about my grandmother and great-grandmother, but her short term memory is affected. Even though I call her every other day, she often forgets we just spoke. But, medically she is maintaining, thank goodness. As long as she takes her meds and follows doctors orders, she is doing ok and just celebrated her 84th birthday. -- Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian www.ourcyberfamily.us "Time is that quality of nature which keeps events from happening all at once. Lately it doesn't seem to be working." Anonymous "Kate Dicey" wrote in message ... : : : AliceW wrote: : : This was one of the biggest issues my sister and I had to deal with our mom. : She lives on less than 800 per month but is on 7 medications. One costs $120 : per month and one costs $110 per month. The other 5 probably cost around : $100 for all of them per month. Needless to say, that doesn't leave much : left over for anything else like electricity, phone and food. When mom was : handling her meds, she would either not refill the script, take it every : other day or cut the pills in half to save money. She does get $165 per : month towards her medications which helps. We now have a caretaker for her : who handles her meds and gets them refilled when needed. She is also good : at getting a months worth of samples of the most expensive ones from the : doctor and every and again. Other than that, my sister and I pick up the : excess so mom gets what she needs. We just tell her the insurance pays for : it. We actually set up an account that the caretaker can access with a : check card when she gets the meds refilled. I am in charge of mom's : finances and I have access to all the accounts so I can keep track of what : is being spent where. With mom being 1000 miles away, this system works : really well for us. : : I remember you having loads of problems with her! You seem to have most : things sorted out now: well done! Is she doing better now she has all : this sorted? : : -- : Kate XXXXXX : Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons : http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk : Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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hope all you guys in the US remember this thread come November...
how health care works was one of the biggest cultural shocks when I moved to this country (the other big one was how big the influence of religion was in everyday life in a country that I thought was pretty liberal - I guess you cannot make an accurate impression based on Hollywood exports only! ) I was used to a broke but paternalistic state: you pay your taxes, you get taken care of when you need to (health, education, retirement) - of course if your economy is ruined by an 11 year military dictatorship all that kind of goes down the drain... ( Marissa stirring the pot a little bit since she cannot vote!!! Julia Altshuler wrote: Cathy wrote: Also, you have to get the script written by a Canadian doctor - an office visit is about $40 CDN. Another view: When visiting in Alberta last summer, I needed a doctor. This wasn't an ambulance-emergency-room emergency; it was a very-uncomfortable-need-a-prescription-today emergency. I couldn't shop around, looked in the phone book for a walk-in clinic, waited in line, saw a doctor, got my prescription. Paid: $80.00 Cd. I'm highly satisfied with the treatment. For the original poster: Yes, you can save money by buying prescription meds in Canada, but the logistics can be difficult. Doing it by mail isn't that safe. You don't know whom you're dealing with. Taking a quick trip is the way to go if you're near the border. There's also asking one person to take the trip for several people, but that's difficult too. --Lia -- Dr. Quilter Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali (take the dog out before replying) |
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I order my prescription drugs from British Columbia and have been doing so for several years. I pay for those prescriptions on my own. Should you be interested in further info, please email me privately.
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This is a VERY delicate subject with me -- Read on.
I am on Social Security Disability - My monthly income is well less than $___ well... lets just say it's a monthly joke !!! EVERY medicine that I ever need I have to pay for (cash) unless I can get samples. Now.. I am not big on meds or chemicals in my body due to the MCS, but sometimes they are necessary since I have chronic Pancreatitis and Spinal Neuropathy amongst other chronic problems... anyway... imagine the look on my face when the ONLY nausea med. that would keep me from vomiting from a Pancreatitis spell cost over $900. and that was only for maybe 2 weeks worth as well as only one of the necessary meds that I NEEDED. My Migraine meds (only thing that works) are also VERY expensive... can be hundredsof dollars per month! I seek samples if and when I can. The mere thought of this can give me a migraine !!! So no... it is not easy being caught between a rock and a hard place like this with chronic health problems and needing meds. Shall we discuss dental costs next ??? Kathy (in Alaska) "Polly Esther" wrote in message ink.net... I am so reluctant to ask this since I know you are getting blasted with spam from drug dealers - but - our prescription bills are just overwhelming. Have any of you dared to order your medicines from Canada? We almost needed to go get a tire tool to unlock my jaws when I wrote a check for the drugstore today. I mentioned to my precious pharmacist that maybe I needed to go to Canada. His answer was a surprise. He said, "You could go a long way for that kind of money." So. Do any of you in the USA get your prescriptions supplied from Canada and are you comfortable with what you're getting and is the $s really any better? Please share your thoughts or experience with me. Polly |
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