As pointed out by *Jack Shapiro, an
internationally-known healthcare marketing
consultant “For the first nine months of this year,
the U.S. imported $40 billion in pharmaceuticals and
exported only $21 billion. In 2003, we imported $50
billion and exported $23 billion." So what makes
buying from your local U.S. based pharmacy any safer
then purchasing from Mexico or Canada?
Many of today's elderly (U.S.) cross the borders of
Mexico and Canada in order to get their
prescriptions filled at a huge discount. For some it
has become a necessity because they simply can't
afford necessary drug treatments any other way.
But what about those who don't live near the
borders; how can they take advantage of these
savings? Fact is there are a lot of prescription
drugs that can be purchased online from
international locations for a fraction of the cost
people pay here in the United States. A good example
of this is www.rxmex.org where many of today's best
known brand drugs can be found such as Viagra,
Cialis, Levitra, Zocor, Zoloft, Propecia and more.
However they not only offer name brand drugs at
sharp discounts they also give seniors the
opportunity to buy generic versions of most of these
name brand drugs for savings that can reach up to
80% less then their name brand counterparts!
When a drug company first invents a drug (eg.
Prozac) that company is the only one allowed to make
that drug for a certain number of years
(approximately 10 years in the US). After this time
period, other companies are allowed to make the same
drug. These drugs are called generics. The original
drug (eg. Prozac) is called a brand name drug. Brand
name drugs and their generics are IDENTICAL in terms
of active ingredients. The generic pills may look
different (because they are made by a different
company) but inside is exactly the same active
ingredient which works in exactly the same way. The
only difference between brand name drugs and generic
drugs is that generics are always less expensive.
Most all drugs found at www.rxmex.org require a
prescription so this licensed pharmacy can fill most
orders by having the purchaser fax them their
prescription and the shipped order can be tracked
online. Another benefit to ordering this way is that
there is no tax to be paid and orders are shipped
internationally.
While some headway has been made in the last year or
so in regards to reducing prescription drug costs
for seniors, for now it's simply not enough for so
many of our elderly. With the political clout of
today's drug companies who converge on Washington
D.C. like vultures I'm not sure the costs will ever
get to the point where it should be. Until then
places like www.rxmex.org with their name brand and
generic low cost versions of many prescription drugs
will continue to be another excellent low cost
source for today's seniors.
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| * This information was obtained
from an article written by Mr. Shapiro on PRweb. |
