Buying prescriptions online can be an easy and cost effective alternative to conventional methods of accessing prescription medications.
Online pharmacies have mushroomed in the last decade as consumers without insurance struggle to pay the high prices that land based pharmacy chains charge. However, novice buyers need to be aware that the amount of fake online pharmacies, commonly operating from high risk scam countries like Nigeria ,Russia and Thailand where corruption is widespread and the back end facilities are readily available has also increased. The vast majority of online pharmacies are trustworthy legitimate operations that will try to ensure that your experience with them is a positive one as the competition has never been greater and retaining customers becomes more difficult. Taking some basic precautions you can avoid getting ripped off in your search for lower cost prescription medications essential to your personal wellbeing. We’ve put together this guide that will help you by providing tips, warnings, advice and resources related to buying brand name and generic prescription medications online without insurance.
Prescription medication prices in the United States are currently the highest in the world and the US pharmaceutical industry is the most profitable sector in the US economy. The cost of manufacturing the medication isn’t great but the cost of research, development, marketing and administration is what drives the prices to extortionate levels with the US (with 5% of the worlds population) accounting for nearly 40% of the global research and development of new pharmaceutical medications. Prices of brand name medications in the US are significantly higher than in Canada, Europe, India and South America where price controls are implemented such is the case in most countries/regions around the world.
This large difference in the price of prescription medication is the reason why an estimated $1 billion a year is spent by US citizens on medicaion from canadian pharmacies alone. US customs estimate that over 11 million americans bring prescription medication into the US through land borders and an estimated 5 million packages containing prescription medication arrive through the post annually. A few years ago, US citizens purchased their prescription medication from canadian pharmacies but these days consumers are increasingly shopping online from pharmacies based in Europe, India, the UK and South America where they can save anything up to 85% on US prices for generic medication and up to 40% on brand name medications.
Pharmaceutical companies around the world maintain that the high prices of prescription medication are necessary to continue funding the costs associated with the research and development of new medications with only about 10% of new medications actually making it to market. However, critics argue that a minority of expenditure goes towards research and development with a majority being spent on advertising and administration. The American Association of Retired Persons (AART) have published a number of studies suggesting that the price of prescription medication is rising a lot faster than the rate of inflation since the mid nineties
All prescription medication have two names, the brand name and the chemical or generic name. Regardless of what name it is called, they both contain the exact same amount of the active ingredient, have the same intended use, positive effects, side effects, risks and method of administration.
The quality and purity are also identical between brand name and generic versions. The only significant difference is the price.
Many people are concerned because of the lower price of generic versions and wonder if the quality and effectiveness have been compromised but the reason for the lower price is because the companies manufacturing the generic version have not had the expense of bringing the drug to market.
Another factor that influences the price is competition between manufacturers once the patent has run out and others are free to make the drug.
Generic medications are predominantly produced by multi national companies in well maintained facilities that have to adhere to the same strict quality standards as the brand name manufacturer and in many cases they are produced by the same company that originally developed the drug.
It’s estimated that up to 50% of generic medications are manufactured by the same company that developed the drug at the same manufacturing facility.
AF — Aunt Flo(w). Your period (menstruation)
BD — Baby Dance. Intercourse, sex
BFN — Big Fat Negative (pregnancy test result)
BFP — Big Fat Positive (pregnancy test result)
BMS — Baby-Making Sex
CB — Cycle Buddy. Someone who has the same monthly cycle/ovulation dates as you
CD — Cycle Day
CF — Cervical Fluid
CL — Corpus Luteum. A cyst responsible for making the hormone progesterone that prepares the uterus for pregnancy
CM — Cervical Mucus
CP — Cervical Position
CY — Cycle
DI — Donor Insemination
DP — Dancing Partner. Spouse or significant other
DPO — Days Past Ovulation
DTD — Doing The Dance. Sex
EW — Egg White. Consistency of cervical mucus
FTTA — Fertile Thoughts To All
FMU — First Morning Urine
hCG — Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. Pregnancy hormone
IF — Infertility
IUI — Intra-Uterine Insemination
IVF — In Vitro Fertilization
LH — Luteinizing Hormone
LMP — Last Menstrual Period
LP — Luteal Phase
O — Ovulation
OPK — Ovulation Predictor Kit
PCOS (POS) — Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PG — Pregnancy, pregnant
PT — Pregnancy Test
S/A — Sperm or semen analysis
TTC — Trying To Conceive
2WW — Two Week Wait (time until you can take a pregnancy test)
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Top insurer tells 1,000 GPs not to give swine flu vaccine
An insurance company has warned 1,000 GPs not to administer the swine flu vaccine.
The HSE plans to enlist family doctors to give the swine flu vaccine to patients with pre-existing medical conditions.
But an insurance company which covers around 1,000 of the 2,200 to 2,500 GPs in the country advised them not to sign up for the work because of legal indemnity issues.
The HSE has given GPs until today to sign up to give the vaccine to 400,000 of their patients with certain medical conditions from next week.
Medisec Ireland, which covers around 1,000 GPs, told their members yesterday not to sign up until all indemnity issues were resolved.
GP sources said last night this may lead some doctors who have signed up to withdraw their participation in the programme.
In a letter to the doctors Medisec said it was unclear where a GP would legally stand if they exercised their discretion not to give the vaccine to their patients.
There are also unresolved legal issues around the doctors identifying and offering the vaccine to at-risk patients.
The company said the Irish Medical Organisation had been trying to negotiate an acceptable resolution to the serious medico/legal issues with the HSE, but had not been successful.
Other concerns relate to the cost of legal representation for doctors who may find themselves before their disciplinary body the Medical Council if they fail to give the vaccine to a patient.
They could also have to go before the same body for exercising their clinical judgment not to administer the vaccine to a patient of another doctor who had been referred to them.
Concern
The letter to GPs said that while the administration of the vaccine would be deemed normal work and covered by a doctor’s policy, the outstanding issues of concern
might not fall into this category due to the amount of work involved and could lead to “adverse indemnity consequences”.
It added: “Accordingly, in the circumstances, we do not recommend our members to sign up for the programme until all issues have been resolved.”
The other company indemnifying doctors, the Medical Protection Society, is believed to have indicated GPs could go ahead with the vaccinations.
The HSE may have to extend today’s deadline for more clarification. It plans to publicise the rollout of the vaccine to at-risk patients tomorrow.
- Eilish O’Regan, Health Correspondent
Irish Independent
Robin of Colorado talks about how Partnership for Prescription Assistance helped her get the prescriptions drugs she needed after she lost her job. To learn more and find out if you’re eligible visit http://pparx.org.
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Rush does not think individual mandates, forcing Americans to purchase health insurance, is constitutional.
Wallace also asks Rush about the success of Glenn Beck.
Rush also discussed his efforts to buy an NFL franchise, the St. Louis Rams, and how the Obama campaign played a role.
Wallace also asked him about his statement that going to drug rehab was the best thing that ever happened to him.
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Robin of Colorado talks about how Partnership for Prescription Assistance helped her get the prescriptions drugs she needed after she lost her job. To learn more and find out if you’re eligible visit http://pparx.org.
In part 2 of 3 of Chris Wallace’s interview with Rush Limbaugh, he asked Rush about healthcare reform. Rush said that it’s an attempt by the government to steal 1/6 of the private sector economy and take control. Once they get control of healthcare, they will be able to make more decisions about how we run our lives.
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Pfizer will provide 70 of its most widely prescribed prescription drugs _ including Lipitor and Viagra _ for free to people who have lost their jobs and health insurance. (April 14)