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Georgia Landau's avatar

Yes Great.! A reminder of how "mind boggling " and greed based our USA medical system and the possibilities of bypassing insanely expensive drugs by buying in Canada. Looking for as well for friends in NY state, I just started to explore online for pharmacies in Sherbrooke Quebec. Thanks Alison and Deborah for possibilities for right here in VT.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Yeah, I want to look into that.

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Alison Underhilll's avatar

Great, as usual. This particular subject has pushed my button for years. And it keeps getting worse! I was grateful we could at least help some folks at the PHWC (free clinic).

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Deborah Messing's avatar

aGREED! But here's another solution for some of your readers .Univ. of Vermont Medical Center has a discount pharmacy . If you qualify as far as income, and I would say, the criteria are quite generous, you can get huge discounts on drugs. I recently got an Epipen and an expensive dermatological cream for $0.00. And it's delivered. By the way ,I also get my biologic drug for my rheumatoid arthritis free from the Patient Assistance program run by Bristol-Myers Squibb. Without that, my co-pay would have been tens of thousands yearly. Long term solution though- UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE!

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Thanks so much Deborah. I will look into that...for me.

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wilson hughes's avatar

My Canadian friends always ask when Americans will get universal health care.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Ha, when Canadians stop eating poutine.

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