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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:15 AM Original message |
Big Pharma Quietly Hikes Drug Prices 100 Percent or More |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. recommend |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
2. the MSM won't report it. Notice how many big pharma ads they run. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. That's weird, since that article itself acknowledges USA Today as a source |
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Incitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
33. I don't know how many pharmaceutical articles are found in the print media |
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The River (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Exactly |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. really! And I feel like it's "sick old ladies' programming"! |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
3. Guess I should have picked up those presecriptions yesterday |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
4. Disgusting |
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bobshin (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
47. Really? I beg to differ. |
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HERVEPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:31 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Great logic. Not. |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:49 AM Response to Reply #51 |
56. Pretzel Logic confronted |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:25 AM Response to Reply #56 |
64. "Cancer - Take a deep breath and focus your healing energy" |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:44 AM Response to Reply #56 |
67. That's a very good satire!!!! |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:52 AM Response to Reply #56 |
68. I Have MS |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #56 |
72. PS: Don't forget to remove all corporate polluters --- !!! |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #56 |
74. Wayne Dwyer, is that you???? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:34 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Well bully for you. Turns out you are one of the 85% of the population-- |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
7. Yes but |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
8. Way past time to nationalize our health-care including |
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sfpcjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
9. I'm reminded of the $125 inhaler... |
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HelenWheels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Huge markup on inhalers |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
10. Maybe something should be set up within the government |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
11. with more people losing jobs and their access to health insurance |
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
13. "There's no simple explanation," Yes their is, |
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global1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
14. So When They Drop Prices - They Can Tout A Big Drop - And Still Be Priced...... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
38. They may be anticipating a "change" ahead . . . ???? |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:36 AM Response to Reply #38 |
54. I think so ... |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:12 AM Response to Reply #38 |
63. That was my first thought. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
15. nationalize ..... |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Seconded. n-t |
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Tuesday_Morning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
16. I just refilled a prescription in Spain |
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bluesmail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
17. The simple explanation is they know their time is a comin'. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
18. A medication I HAVE to take went from $125 to $250 December of 2007 |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
19. One result from Senator Klobuchar: FTC Sues Ovation Pharmaceuticals for unlawful profits |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Amazing. Indocin is $250? |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
20. Sociopath leaches! |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
23. I think corporations are getting desperate... |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:08 AM Response to Reply #23 |
57. They know that their pricing model is a sham. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 09:56 AM Response to Reply #57 |
70. I love your post... |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
24. K&R |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
26. Good for them! That's the American Way! Hurrah! |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
27. My prescription costs increased 50% last year over 2007 |
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AnnieBW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
28. There was a guy in line ahead of me at CVS |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Had a similiar experience today |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:43 AM Response to Reply #29 |
65. Medicare Part D was a collosal fraud |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:00 PM Response to Reply #65 |
73. Medicare Part D should be reworked, eliminating insurance companies, ASAP--!!! |
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rainbow4321 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. My sis tried to get a Zofran script for her son |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
40. And, evidently, doctors are giving no warning of the costs of the drug they are |
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elizfeelinggreat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 10:12 AM Response to Reply #40 |
71. A good point |
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Faryn Balyncd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
31. That what happens when you let the DRUG COMPANY LOBBYISTS write the Medicare Px Drug plan........... |
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flyingobject (324 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:42 AM Response to Reply #31 |
55. "re-importation" thats right, made in US, sold to Canadians for much less than what we pay |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
32. Here's why: they charge "what the market will bear." |
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jtrockville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
34. This is an excellent example of why profit should be banned from health care. |
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Dumak (397 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
35. We need to reduce the drug patent durations to about 3 years, |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
36. ... |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:13 AM Response to Reply #36 |
58. Thats incorrect |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:01 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Right. Levitate yourself to health. |
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amyrose2712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
37. F@ckers. |
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northofdenali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
39. K&R |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
41. Like the credit card companies, they are smelling the Obama posse hot on their trail. |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
42. They do it because they can. Will people stop buying? No. |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
43. Mom's 30 patches monthly for her demetia went from 242.00 to 255.00 |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:31 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Yes it's safe. |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:42 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Thank you! Perhaps Mom doesn't have to join Plan D, Bush's gift to pharmies |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:14 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Let's hope Obama fixes Medicare. |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
44. No one WAS watching |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
49. One month supply for my child's meds: $900 |
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shellgame26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
50. synthetic drugs |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
53. Seems to me there is a "simple explanation" pure greed... |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:06 AM Response to Original message |
60. I went to get a prescription filled a couple of weeks ago |
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antimatter98 (537 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 04:09 AM Response to Original message |
61. Like the banks, pharma is out to gouge the public. Will Obama shut these people down? n/t |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 04:54 AM Response to Original message |
62. Medicare and Medicaid. |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
66. Greedy bastards are shooting themselves in their collective feet |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
69. Kick |
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