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Cost Plus Pharmacy – Fighting to Keep Prices Low
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Cost Plus Pharmacy – Fighting to Keep Prices Low
Have you heard about a cost plus pharmacy, they charge the price of the medication plus 10 dollars.
I am always looking for signs that a parallel system is growing out of the broken system, and this strikes me as a great example of just that.
A cost plus pharmacist explains how they work at combating the system, the example he gives is of a cancer drug, it costs him 7 dollars to buy, they add 10 dollars, so you leave paying 17 dollars for the cancer medication.
Now when Medicare pays for the same drug it costs the patient $24000!!
Why because the insurance company pay a middle man PBM (pharmacy benefits manager), they decide how much that medicine costs and the real catch, they work on a commission (percentage of the price), so they want the drugs sold for the highest price.
👉Do you support a local small pharmacy and do they offer this service or something similar?
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Sounds like an innovative concept! In an economic market flooded with national pharmacy chains, how does one go about identifying and locating a small independent pharmacy?
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I agree, a great model that people will really support. I know the IMA has some pharmacies on the provider list, and I know from talking to some of them at the last conference that they are trying to build these networks. Here’s the link to the provider list https://imahealth.org/providers/ … I would try AI to see if they know of any independent pharmacies in your area too.
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We have used Cost Plus pharmacy a number of times. Our functional health doctor recommended it. Also Glendale Pharmacy.
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Thank you for letting us know @cyclists – are they in your area or do they send you the prescription?
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Everything is mail order. Our doctor sends them my rx. Glendale Pharmacy carries my NP Thyroid. Much cheaper than local pharmacies.
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Thank you for this info !! Yes a parallel emerging universe would be beneficial. My personal goal is to avoid the pharma as much as possible but it is at times neccessary. I overcame a long battle with c-diff which I got from a prescribed anti-biotic known for causing. That was for a bad tooth during covid. I actually went with an alternative real medicine supp’s/herbs protocol suggested by a biologist who had cured herself and used my PCP to test and re-test which came up clear. I just could not bring myself to take another anti-biotic to cure a disease caused by an anti-biotic.
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So happy to help, it sounds you went through a torrid time, but so delighted you could find the right help.
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During covid we got ivermectin from CVS, mail order out of country and a local small pharmacy. The little pharmacy was the most expensive and definitely were taking advantage of the situation. I would love to have a list of some good pharmacies to have on hand.
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I was fortunate during the pandemic years to connect with a user-friendly pharmacy that values medical freedom. A doctor aligned with MyFreeDoctor* prescribed ivermectin for me and sent the rx to TruLifePharmacy in Florida. A 12 week supply of compounded capsules cost me only about $60, including shipping. The doctor indicated 3-mg tablets but I called the pharmacy (904-531-3030) and they were glad to convert that to 18-mg capsules, because the doc had said “substitutions allowed” on the rx. *MFD will press you for a donation; however, if you are destitute, they would understand. Their main purpose is to provide service to those in need.
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We also have pharmacies on our provider list that you can explore. https://imahealth.org/gd-search/?geodir_search=1&stype=gd_flccc_pharmacy&s=+&snear=&srequires_rx%5B%5D=&sregions_served%5B%5D=&sgeo_lat=&sgeo_lon=
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