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Martin Skrell's Amazing Pharmacy

Recently, the 32 years old hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli bought Turing Pharmaceuticals and raised the price of the life-saving drug Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 per pill.  This ignited a s*** storm in the media; but strangely the same thing has been happening for the past few years with other drugs.  A comic strip in the Sunday, September 27^th NY Times is a great spoof.

Can't Swallow Pills

Age doesn’t really impact your ability to swallow a pill.  “A teenager or an adult can have just as many problems as a 5-year-old. It likely has to do with anxiety and the negative associations with swallowing a pill.

Many never outgrow the problem. Harris Interactive reported that 40 percent of American adults have difficulty swallowing pills, even though most have no problems with food or liquids.

There is help for you,  See this Full NY Times Article: September 22, 2015

 

Buying Cheaper Drugs Online

Mail Order Pharmacies: Buying Cheaper Drugs Online

NY Times: November 11, 2013

By ANAHAD O'CONNOR

Q{  Is it safe to order prescription drugs from online pharmacies in Canada?

A: Though technically illegal, millions of Americans buy prescription drugs from overseas pharmacies to save money. But the practice can be a huge gamble.

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, a professional group, reviewed over 10,000 Internet drug outlets and found that many sold fake or unapproved drugs. Some that claimed to be Canadian pharmacies actually sold medicines from developing countries where regulations are weak and counterfeit drugs are common.

Roger Bate, a pharmaceutical expert at the American Enterprise Institute, estimates that 2 to 3 percent of online pharmacies are legitimate. When buying Canadian, he said, look for outlets certified by the Canadian International Pharmacy Association, a trade group of Canadian pharmacies, or those certified by PharmacyChecker.com, a free website that verifies that the foreign sites it approves protect consumer information and meet quality standards.

Last year, Mr. Bate and his colleagues published a study analyzing 372 orders of five popular prescription drugs – Lipitor, Celebrex, Viagra, Nexium and Zoloft – that they purchased from 79 domestic and foreign online drug outlets. Products bought from Canadian or other foreign sites certified by C.I.P.A. or PharmacyChecker.com were of high quality. So were products ordered from American sites verified by either the N.A.B.P. or LegitScript.com, a certification agency founded by a former White House aide on drug policy issues.

But that was not the case for sites that were not certified by any of these four groups. Many of the drugs they sold were fakes, including about a quarter of the Viagra samples, which largely appeared to have originated in China.

“You can’t be 100 percent certain with any sites, frankly,” Mr. Bate said. “But you are running a much lower risk if you buy from a credentialed site.”

Can't Swallow Pills?

If you or your child have trouble swallowing pills, here is a solution.

ORALFLO; PILL SWALLOWING CUP

This is a cup to Help Swallow Pills & Medications.  "The Oralflo Pill Swallowing cup was designed to help you swallow pills without stress. Don't let a pill-swallowing problem keep you from taking the medication that you need. Helps all ages - children, adults and seniors."

It sells for ~ $15.00 online.

Pill Swallowing

Kathleen Floyd, a nurse practitioner from Great Barrington, MA, alerted us to this useful product: the Oralflo Pill Swallowing Cup - A Cup to Help Swallow Pills & Medications

Start Taking the Medication You Need Today!  The Oralflo Pill Swallowing cup was designed to help you swallow pills without stress. Don't let a pill-swallowing problem keep you from taking the medication that you need. Try the Oralflo Pill Swallowing Cup today! Helps all ages - children, adults and seniors. See OraFlo Web Site.