This ought to be illegal.As a farmer with livestock, I would like let people know about how much cheaper medicines are when bought for animals then for humans---even though they are exactly the same and made by the same company.
As an example: the antibiotic Amoxicillan. Recently I had an infection in my tonsils. Went to the doctor who looked down my throat for about 30 seconds (billed me $148 for that). Then prescribed Amoxicillan. I went to the pharmacy and got a bottle of 40 tablets costing to me $168. When I got home, I noticed something familiar about the bottle. I am a dairy farmer who sometimes has to treat baby calves for various things. I looked at the bottle of pills I use for this and sure enough it was the exact same bottle, label, mg strength, and antibiotic that I use for my calves. It was even made by the same company (Glaxo). I buy this from vet supply stores for $35.
Another example is the diuretic lasix. It is sometimes given to dairy cattle to reduce udder swelling. About 1/4 the price if purchased "for veterinary use" even though it is all made by the same company.
"In the post-meditative experience become a child of illusion" is a slogan from the Tibetan mind training tradition. We engage the world as we experience it all the while realizing that reality is not as it seems to be.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
There's something really wrong with this
Here's a comment I found on Alternet:
Few years ago I encountered a gentleman who got his antihypertensive medication through his vet because it was cheaper even though he had health insurance. I found it both scarey and sad.
ReplyDeleteCarolyn L.