Comments on: Trying not to look at the price http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7217 I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:23:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maya http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7217/comment-page-1#comment-14218 Maya Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:08:47 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=7217#comment-14218 Hi! My grandfather also suffered from high blood pressure. After exploring many different treatment options, he ended up using the "Zona Plus". It is a handheld device discovered by the Air Force. It lowered his systolic blood pressure over 50 points and he only had to buy it once :) They even promised to give him his money back if it did not work! Good luck! Hi!
My grandfather also suffered from high blood pressure. After exploring many different treatment options, he ended up using the “Zona Plus”. It is a handheld device discovered by the Air Force. It lowered his systolic blood pressure over 50 points and he only had to buy it once :) They even promised to give him his money back if it did not work! Good luck!

]]> By: El Capitan http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7217/comment-page-1#comment-13592 El Capitan Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:31:57 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=7217#comment-13592 I used to take Accupril for blood pressure, and one of the known side effects was a persistent dry cough. With the name brand, I never experienced the cough, but once I switched over to a generic for cost reasons, the cough showed up, and was a major PITA. I had to keep Lifesavers or some other hard candy or cough drop with me constantly to quiet the tickle in my throat. Doc said that there were better buffering agents in the name brand. After I wore a hole in a molar due to the constant presence of cough drops, I switched to Diovan and had no futher issues... I used to take Accupril for blood pressure, and one of the known side effects was a persistent dry cough. With the name brand, I never experienced the cough, but once I switched over to a generic for cost reasons, the cough showed up, and was a major PITA. I had to keep Lifesavers or some other hard candy or cough drop with me constantly to quiet the tickle in my throat.

Doc said that there were better buffering agents in the name brand. After I wore a hole in a molar due to the constant presence of cough drops, I switched to Diovan and had no futher issues…

]]> By: CGHill http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7217/comment-page-1#comment-13590 CGHill Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:12:33 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=7217#comment-13590 The only drug I've actually taken in both brand-name and generic form is Mobic (meloxicam), which came off patent a couple of years ago; I didn't notice any particular difference except for the expense. The Formulary Weasels who service CFI Care (not its real initials) are constantly trying to <a href="http://www.dustbury.com/archives/002572.html" rel="nofollow">talk me out of the one brand-name drug I take</a> regularly, but so far they haven't actually refused to cover the refills. Yet. The only drug I’ve actually taken in both brand-name and generic form is Mobic (meloxicam), which came off patent a couple of years ago; I didn’t notice any particular difference except for the expense.

The Formulary Weasels who service CFI Care (not its real initials) are constantly trying to talk me out of the one brand-name drug I take regularly, but so far they haven’t actually refused to cover the refills. Yet.

]]> By: fillyjonk http://www.dustbury.com/archives/7217/comment-page-1#comment-13587 fillyjonk Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:29:39 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=7217#comment-13587 Apparently sometimes the formulations ARE different, or perhaps the inert ingredients are - one of my aunts (or her medical proxy) had to hassle Medicare on several occasions because the generic they wanted to give her had nearly killed her (it was an allergic reaction, I think) but the brand-name, she seemed to tolerate OK. I express a certain gratitude that Claritin (the main med I take) is now sold OTC. True, my prescription coverage doesn't pay for it but that also means I can choose my med without getting jerked around every January by the "Oh, we changed which medications are APPROVED and the one that works best for you isn't anymore" letter. Apparently sometimes the formulations ARE different, or perhaps the inert ingredients are – one of my aunts (or her medical proxy) had to hassle Medicare on several occasions because the generic they wanted to give her had nearly killed her (it was an allergic reaction, I think) but the brand-name, she seemed to tolerate OK.

I express a certain gratitude that Claritin (the main med I take) is now sold OTC. True, my prescription coverage doesn’t pay for it but that also means I can choose my med without getting jerked around every January by the “Oh, we changed which medications are APPROVED and the one that works best for you isn’t anymore” letter.

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