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Posted by linkadge on January 8, 2012, at 15:42:59
I just payed $50 for 30 caps of fluoxetine 10mg. I got it at a Canadian Wallmart. How is this possible?
I want to know what is going on. How is it that a 25 year old generic drug at the lowest dose possible cost me $50 for one month.
Linkadge
Posted by Phillipa on January 8, 2012, at 18:07:19
In reply to $50 for fluoxetine 1month 10mg WTF?, posted by linkadge on January 8, 2012, at 15:42:59
I wonder what it costs here? Also when prescribed pamelor was expensive and that is really old. Phillipa
Posted by Cecilia on January 8, 2012, at 19:08:20
In reply to $50 for fluoxetine 1month 10mg WTF?, posted by linkadge on January 8, 2012, at 15:42:59
Was it the prozac brand? At drugstore.com 30 caps of Prozac are $213.99!!! 30 Caps of generic fluoxetine: $14.99.
Posted by 10derheart on January 8, 2012, at 19:43:56
In reply to $50 for fluoxetine 1month 10mg WTF?, posted by linkadge on January 8, 2012, at 15:42:59
That's ridiculous. At Walgreen's here (Portland OR vicinity) it's $12.00 for a 90-day supply once you pay $5.00/year for their drug card.
WalMART charges only $10 for 90-days.....why would Canada's be that much different.....?
No way you should be paying that much.
Posted by Deneb on January 9, 2012, at 2:44:29
In reply to Re: $50 for fluoxetine 1month 10mg WTF? » linkadge, posted by 10derheart on January 8, 2012, at 19:43:56
Yeah, I don't know why but generic fluoxetine is quite expensive for me here in Ottawa too. It doesn't really affect me all that much since I'm on the Trillium program. I don't pay more than 4% of my income on meds. Since my meds already cost more than 4% of my income, them costing more doesn't really affect me.
As a result I don't really look at how much my meds cost each time, but last time I checked generic fluoxetine was quite expensive.
Posted by Brot on January 9, 2012, at 5:20:10
In reply to Re: $50 for fluoxetine 1month 10mg WTF?, posted by Deneb on January 9, 2012, at 2:44:29
original brand (Eli Lily), 20mg, 28 pieces, 25 euro, 31,75 usd....
generic, 30 tabs, 20mg, 25,4 usd.. ^^
somewhere in the midle of europe... ^^
Posted by linkadge on January 9, 2012, at 19:25:45
In reply to Re: $50 for fluoxetine 1month 10mg WTF? » linkadge, posted by 10derheart on January 8, 2012, at 19:43:56
Thats what I said. It was generic APO-fluoxetine. $50 for 10mg x 30! I was outraged. You hear of it being available for much less than this in other areas.
I actually think its unethical! Generic fluoxetine should be the one that everybody can afford! Its been around forever!
I emailed wallmart and they gave me bla bla...higher volumes in the U.S. bla bla.
Linkadge
Posted by linkadge on January 9, 2012, at 19:27:10
In reply to Re: $50 for fluoxetine 1month 10mg WTF?, posted by Brot on January 9, 2012, at 5:20:10
>generic, 30 tabs, 20mg, 25,4 usd
Still, you're getting 20mg (double the dose) for half the price!
Linkadge
Posted by emmanuel98 on January 9, 2012, at 20:18:53
In reply to Re: $50 for fluoxetine 1month 10mg WTF? » Brot, posted by linkadge on January 9, 2012, at 19:27:10
A little off topic, but I just refilled my scrip for generic parnate (in the US). The pharmacy generates an estimate of what I saved because of insurance. They said I saved $138 for 90-10mg pills. My co-pay was $10. So the price of parnate, which has been around forever is $148? Hard to believe.
Posted by jono_in_adelaide on January 10, 2012, at 0:18:30
In reply to Drug costs, posted by emmanuel98 on January 9, 2012, at 20:18:53
If a drug doesnt seel many units, then the cost is going to be high, no matter how old it is (eg Parnate)
I'd say that 10mg fluoxetine is a sklow mover, which might explain the high price. Fluoxetine isnt popular in it self, and the 10mg dose is half the normal one, so the 10mg pills would be a very slow moving line. It might be cheaper to get 20mg pills and cut them in half in future?
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