waiting for the other shoe to hurl

[footfootfoot]

That's more than I've spent on my health care in the past two years. Not joking.

[Trilby]

Ah, not too nosey. I've no Rx coverage, and, you are right, they ARE giving antibiotics away for free here in Ohio, too. I was Rx'd a med called Z pack which I am guessing isn't one of the freebies. I believe the freebies are like Amoxicillin, etc. Anyway, I called around for prices and that's what I ended up with. The cough syrup is called Tussionex and the same story there. I asked why it cost so much and the pharmacist said, "because it works," which made me wonder why on earth they sell us medicine that doesn't work? So, like, the ones that really DO work cost? I don't get it. anyway, you can certainly google the meds or call your pharmacy to see if it's any cheaper in MI, but I doubt it is. Actually, i'd be kinda interested in knowing what they cost up there...betcha it's the same.

I think b/c I have pneumonia, I was given a big gun, antibiotic-wise. But, check out the tussionex. It's UNREAL! I called WalMart, Meijer, WalGreens, Krogers, and CVS! that's what TWO OUNCES cost! That's like a rare perfume or something!

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Brianna

Actually, i'd be kinda interested in knowing what they cost up there...betcha it's the same.

I think b/c I have pneumonia, I was given a big gun, antibiotic-wise. But, check out the tussionex. It's UNREAL! I called WalMart, Meijer, WalGreens, Krogers, and CVS! that's what TWO OUNCES cost! That's like a rare perfume or something!

Well, a quick Google search shows that SafeUSMeds.com is selling that cough syrup as 120mL (4 oz) for 48.88 and free shipping. So it's almost half the price you paid, but you have to wait presumably a few days for it to arrive. This is all assuming that this website is legit, which I don't know.

[Trilby]

Originally Posted by glatt

Well, a quick Google search shows that SafeUSMeds.com is selling that cough syrup as 120mL (4 oz) for 48.88 and free shipping. So it's almost half the price you paid, but you have to wait presumably a few days for it to arrive. This is all assuming that this website is legit, which I don't know.

I got hosed, then. it never occurs to me to check online! I wonder how long it would've taken to ship...I needed those meds asap. anway, good to remember the Net whilst price shopping for Rx.

[monster]

Let me know if it works......

Pneumonia -ouch! and yuck. Poor you.

[jinx]

Originally Posted by Brianna

Ah, not too nosey. I've no Rx coverage, and, you are right, they ARE giving antibiotics away for free here in Ohio, too. I was Rx'd a med called Z pack which I am guessing isn't one of the freebies. I believe the freebies are like Amoxicillin, etc.

Z is for Zithromax

Pfizer’s U.S. direct-to-consumer advertising campaign for azithromycin (Zithromax) stressed the product’s convenience and need for fewer doses to treat children with acute otitis media (ear infections). The ads were inconsistent with U.S. Centers for Disease Control recommendations, which state that if an antibiotic is needed for acute otitis media, amoxicillin is the first choice.
Azithromycin is costlier and no more effective, and is a broader spectrum antibiotic and therefore of greater concern in terms of development of antibiotic resistance.
Pfizer spent U.S. $9.8 million on direct-to-consumer ads for Zithromax in 2000. By 2003, products sales were $1.5 billion, making Zithromax the 5th most commonly prescribed medicine in the U.S. 7
One of the most controversial aspects of this campaign was Pfizer’s sponsorship of
the pre-school television show, Sesame Street, accompanied by the statement that Pfizer was bringing parents “ the letter Z as in Zithromax.” Pfizer also donated a zebra, named Max, to the San Francisco zoo, and distributed thousands of plush zebra toys to U.S. physicians.
In 1999, Dr Sidney Wolfe, director of the U.S. consumer group Public Citizen Health Research Group, obtained an internal Pfizer memo that stated that an aim of the Zithromax promotional campaign was, “to counter CDC guidelines”. 7
Nineteen states subsequently sued Pfizer over the promotion of Zithromax. Pfizer was required to pay $6 million, of which $4 million covered legal costs and $2 million the costs of public service announcements. These were to be broadcast over three cold and flu seasons and cost $667,000 per year. The contrast between this amount and the nearly $10 million Pfizer spent advertising the product to the public in a single year –
without counting promotional expenditures aimed at health professionals – is worth noting.
‘Max’ the zebra is not the only mascot used to promote antibiotics for paediatric use in the U.S. Three is also ‘Auggie the froggie’ for Augmentin (amoxicillin/clavulanate) and ‘Bix the bulldog’ for Biaxin (clarithromycin). A marketing report credits the introduction of Bix the bulldog with a 39% increase in sales for Biaxin, from $935 million to $1.3 billion.

[Sundae]

Tussionex is expensive because it's seriously potent stuff. You've basically got yourself a narcotic analgesic there, so do be careful.

I assume you're shaking yourself apart coughing and unable to sleep, but you'd probably be better off with a liquid anti-histamine and some glycerin to soothe your throat. Chocolate contains a natural antitussive(theobromine). Which is addictive in other ways

When I say better off I simply mean from a financial and not-getting-addicted point of view - I do appreciate that this will work, and work very well short term.

[footfootfoot]

Is tussionex a cough suppressant or expectorant or both?

If you need a cough suppressant what's wrong with good old opium derivitives? Christ, they should be cheap as shit, now that Afghanistan is back inour good graces...

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Is tussionex a cough suppressant or expectorant or both?

It's a cough suppressant. And it is an opiate.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

It's a cough suppressant. And it is an opiate.

Cheaper on the street then...

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by Griff

Cheaper on the street then...

Are you kidding? There isn't a decent opium den within 50 miles of my house.

[SteveDallas]

I expect the Z pack is Zithromycin... I've had it a couple times. I don't know if there's any difference in efficacy. But the dosing is more convenient--once a day for a week is considered a full course, as opposed to twice a day for two weeks.

[wolf]

Zithromax is now dosed two pills a day for three days. None of this long five day stuff!

[Clodfobble]

They gave me Zithromax once.

I puked in a violent and lengthy fashion within 10 seconds of swallowing the first pill, and repeated this process until they prescribed something else.

[Trilby]

Ok--the label on the box says this: AZITHROMYCIN tablets, 250mg; take two tabs at once today, then one a day until gone. Generic for Zithromax. The name brand zithromax cost around 71.00; this stuff was 49.99.

I'm feeling better but I still am way, waaaaay short of breath. I break out in a cold sweat just going around the house.

I hate this