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Posted by ed_uk on November 5, 2005, at 13:27:53
.......generic sertraline (Zoloft, Lustral) is now available in the UK. Escitalopram (Lexapro, Cipralex) is now the only SSRI which is not available as a generic in the UK. Generic fluoxetine is by far the cheapest SSRI here. In fact, it's pretty much the cheapest AD of all.
Ed
Posted by pseudoname on November 5, 2005, at 17:40:03
In reply to Finally (and about time too)........, posted by ed_uk on November 5, 2005, at 13:27:53
> Generic fluoxetine is by far the cheapest SSRI here
Doesn't the UK have a national health service? Do you have to pay for meds anyway?
Posted by ed_uk on November 5, 2005, at 18:33:31
In reply to UK prices » ed_uk, posted by pseudoname on November 5, 2005, at 17:40:03
Hi!
>Doesn't the UK have a national health service?
Yes, but doctors are keen to prescribe the cheapest meds because they want to stay within their drugs budgets - which they rarely do.
>Do you have to pay for meds anyway?
Two options:
1. You had an 'exemption' eg. over 60 yrs and therefore pay nothing.
2. You pay £6.50 per item. A drug worth £300 per box will cost you £6.50. A drug worth 20p per box will cost you £6.50.
Kind regards
Ed
PS. I welcome the introduction of generic sertraline. Lustral, the brand, was just too expensive. I don't like to waste resources, even if I'm not paying.
Posted by pseudoname on November 5, 2005, at 20:28:57
In reply to Re: UK prices » pseudoname, posted by ed_uk on November 5, 2005, at 18:33:31
Posted by Phillipa on November 5, 2005, at 21:26:26
In reply to Re: UK prices » pseudoname, posted by ed_uk on November 5, 2005, at 18:33:31
Ed, what about the 20% difference up or down in generics vs real namebrand? Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by ed_uk on November 6, 2005, at 14:30:24
In reply to Re: UK prices, posted by Phillipa on November 5, 2005, at 21:26:26
>Ed, what about the 20% difference up or down in generics vs real namebrand?
AFAIK, modern generics usually differ from the brand by a few percent only, up or down.
Love Ed xx
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