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    • DashrenderD
      Dashrender
      last edited by Dashrender

      the name of the drug is Rimso
      another name is DMSO

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      • MattSpellerM
        MattSpeller @Dashrender
        last edited by MattSpeller

        @Dashrender said:

        the name of the drug is Rimso
        another name is DMSO

        You pay approx.
        $78.95

        Coverage info not available, thats straight up for 50 pills of RIMSO-50 500MG/G INJ

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        • MattSpellerM
          MattSpeller @Dashrender
          last edited by MattSpeller

          @Dashrender said:

          the name of the drug is Rimso
          another name is DMSO

          Whoops, there it is as a generic, I'm not sure what the quantity is as 250 units is not descriptive. $7.19 after discount.

          Edit: screen caps removed as I felt weird posting them.

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          • DashrenderD
            Dashrender @MattSpeller
            last edited by

            @MattSpeller said:

            @Dashrender said:

            the name of the drug is Rimso
            another name is DMSO

            Whoops, there it is as a generic, I'm not sure what the quantity is as 250 units is not descriptive. $7.19 after discount.

            Edit: screen caps removed as I felt weird posting them.

            Where is that?

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            • MattSpellerM
              MattSpeller @Dashrender
              last edited by MattSpeller

              @Dashrender said:

              @MattSpeller said:

              @Dashrender said:

              the name of the drug is Rimso
              another name is DMSO

              Whoops, there it is as a generic, I'm not sure what the quantity is as 250 units is not descriptive. $7.19 after discount.

              Edit: screen caps removed as I felt weird posting them.

              Where is that?

              Not sure what you're referring to - the website is my health coverage from work showing what I'd pay for OTC/perscription meds.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @MattSpeller
                last edited by

                @MattSpeller said:

                Whoops, there it is as a generic

                Only thing that should exist, really. The idea of brand name chemicals is problematic to begin with.

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender
                  last edited by

                  This whole problem is because of the drug companies and their demand for profit.

                  The drug came out and the drug company said - it's $600... Medicare says OK we'll pay $600 for say... 10 years...
                  during that 10 years Medicare discovers that the company only pays like $30 to make the product (I'm inventing numbers here)... so after the 10 years.. Medicare says enough is enough - drug company you've made enough money on this product we will now only pay $200. Doctors who don't want to lose $400 on this medicine stop prescribing it. after some undetermined amount of time, the drug company goes.. uh hey, why isn't anyone buying rimso anymore? OHHH because medicare is only paying $200 - ok we'll lower our price to $180 - then sales start again. etc etc over time until the consumer is probably paying only 5% over cost or something - think $5 generics.

                  But what's worse (or at least just as bad) is when the drug company can change something stupid like the propellant in a drug and start the whole process all over again.

                  This happened to Alupent inhalers. They had to move away from CFC propellants. Before the move, the drug was $5 an inhaler, now it's at the top price rank again - I think I pay full price at $55 a unit.

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                  • stacksofplatesS
                    stacksofplates
                    last edited by

                    @Dashrender said:

                    Medicare discovers that the company only pays like $30 to make the product

                    Does that include the millions or even billions you have to pay for FDA bribes (I mean trials)?

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                    • Minion QueenM
                      Minion Queen Banned @Dashrender
                      last edited by

                      @Dashrender said:

                      This whole problem is because of the drug companies and their demand for profit.

                      The drug came out and the drug company said - it's $600... Medicare says OK we'll pay $600 for say... 10 years...
                      during that 10 years Medicare discovers that the company only pays like $30 to make the product (I'm inventing numbers here)... so after the 10 years.. Medicare says enough is enough - drug company you've made enough money on this product we will now only pay $200. Doctors who don't want to lose $400 on this medicine stop prescribing it. after some undetermined amount of time, the drug company goes.. uh hey, why isn't anyone buying rimso anymore? OHHH because medicare is only paying $200 - ok we'll lower our price to $180 - then sales start again. etc etc over time until the consumer is probably paying only 5% over cost or something - think $5 generics.

                      But what's worse (or at least just as bad) is when the drug company can change something stupid like the propellant in a drug and start the whole process all over again.

                      This happened to Alupent inhalers. They had to move away from CFC propellants. Before the move, the drug was $5 an inhaler, now it's at the top price rank again - I think I pay full price at $55 a unit.

                      Yeah my inhaler went from $40 to $460 😞

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender @stacksofplates
                        last edited by

                        @johnhooks said:

                        @Dashrender said:

                        Medicare discovers that the company only pays like $30 to make the product

                        Does that include the millions or even billions you have to pay for FDA bribes (I mean trials)?

                        You mean more doctors who just line their own pockets?

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                        • DashrenderD
                          Dashrender @Minion Queen
                          last edited by

                          @Minion-Queen said:

                          Yeah my inhaler went from $40 to $460 😞

                          I'm sure mine was only $55 because of an in place insurance agreement.

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                          • stacksofplatesS
                            stacksofplates @Dashrender
                            last edited by stacksofplates

                            @Dashrender said:

                            @johnhooks said:

                            @Dashrender said:

                            Medicare discovers that the company only pays like $30 to make the product

                            Does that include the millions or even billions you have to pay for FDA bribes (I mean trials)?

                            You mean more doctors who just line their own pockets?

                            No the bureaucrats who actually make the decisions in the FDA.

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                            • DashrenderD
                              Dashrender @stacksofplates
                              last edited by Dashrender

                              @johnhooks said:

                              @Dashrender said:

                              @johnhooks said:

                              @Dashrender said:

                              Medicare discovers that the company only pays like $30 to make the product

                              Does that include the millions or even billions you have to pay for FDA bribes (I mean trials)?

                              You mean more doctors who just line their own pockets?

                              No the bureaucrats who actually make the decisions in the FDA.

                              The FDA is made up of doctors though..that's why I said line their pockets/.

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                              • stacksofplatesS
                                stacksofplates @Dashrender
                                last edited by stacksofplates

                                @Dashrender said:

                                @johnhooks said:

                                @Dashrender said:

                                @johnhooks said:

                                @Dashrender said:

                                Medicare discovers that the company only pays like $30 to make the product

                                Does that include the millions or even billions you have to pay for FDA bribes (I mean trials)?

                                You mean more doctors who just line their own pockets?

                                No the bureaucrats who actually make the decisions in the FDA.

                                The FDA is made up of doctors though..that's why I said line their pockets/.

                                The Commissioner is appointed by the President. Consumer Safety Officers do the investigations and inspections.

                                Two of the guys from the big scandal in 89 were just chemists, but are still public employees (so it doesn't matter whether they are an MD or not).

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