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| DATE | 2005-04-29 |
| FROM | From: "Michael L. Richardson"
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Rx Ripoff
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When I worked at Downstate the hospital phramacy charged (five
dollars) $5.00 for one (1) asprin.
On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 2:16 pm, Dave_att wrote:
>
> DITTO!
>
> this is obviously a smear campaign against the pharmaceutical
> industrty. A pharmacist knows his business depends on his customers.
> would they chance ruining their business by overcharging on a non
> generic medication? It makes no sense.
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Ron Guerin
>> Michael L. Richardson wrote:
>>
>> > I don't know how true this is.
>>
>> I wouldn't put too much stock in it, for if it comes from a budget
>> analyst for the Dept. of Commerce, then she knows she's prepared a
>> deliberately misleading report that opens with a scandalous chart
>> about
>> non-generic drugs and then goes on to complain about the cost of the
>> generics.
>>
>> The cost of the non-generics, which is what she's trying to enrage
>> people with has little to nothing to do with the cost of the active
>> ingredient itself, and everything to do with the cost of discovering/
>> creating the drug, testing it, and accounting for potential liability.
>>
>> I have little doubt we're being ripped off, but this piece is garbage.
>>
>> - Ron
>>
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