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EMSAM IS AN ASTOUNDING RIPOFF

Posted by aminated on January 22, 2010, at 17:47:13

In reply to Re: Need advice - Parnate, Emsam, Dexedrine?, posted by MoonageDaydream on January 20, 2010, at 17:02:18

DOES ANYBODY ON THIS BOARD understand that Emsam is selegeline (generic name), a drug that has been available even in the US for decades (brand name Eldepryl), and that the generic price of it in tablet form is about 60 cents a day--I just looked up Emsam's price online, and it's over $18.00/patch. Exact same drug, the patch just saves you from the ordeal of having to swallow a pill--and just once a day at that. Who on earth would pay almost $20.00 a day for that 'convenience'? I eat whole mouthfuls of food every day and it's never seemed an inconvenience to me. America's pharm companies know how ignorant their customers are, and how complacent their doctors are (not to mention stupid as well). Don't forget doctors' complacency in this ripoff. (Selegeline pills are actually pretty good antidepressants, certainly worth trying. Until Emsam was marketed selegeline was only used HERE as a treatment for Parkinson's.(It's a 'selective MAO inhibitor'--MAOI, just no dietary restrictions up to about 40 mg/day; antidepressant doses are much lower than that). This is such a stupid country, and psychiatry is an excellent example. Just go to www.deprenyl.net to learn more.


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