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Re: So... I think I have a tape worm [Re: Asante]
#26866715 - 08/06/20 03:32 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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$800 is truly Absurd pricing. Here’s what wiki says about cost. Prob wholesome tho
Pyrantel was initially described in 1965.[5] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[6] Pyrantel is available as a generic medication.[4] It costs less than US$25 per course of treatment in the United States.[1] It may also be used to treat worms in a number of other animals.[5]
Hmmm 🤔
Once my mother needed an RX medication filled that insurance didn’t cover for - would have cost me $120-125 to fill. Then I looked it up online and saw that It was literally in the OTC isle next to the pharmacy counter 
Cost me like $8-16 for a box.
I’ve had a similar thing happen when I’ve needed an RX med - the doc didn’t know better Found an alternative for cheaper that did the trick....
That’s why it can be good to get a second pro opinion from another doc or a couple pharmacists and or also just use the internet -Such a valuable resource.
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Re: So... I think I have a tape worm [Re: Asante] 1
#26866718 - 08/06/20 03:35 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yeah it's actually a great point and to bring up skin transmission because when I was talking to a pharmacist that happens to be a microbiologist she was explaining that they almost never need pinworm medication because cases were very rare and apparently in the last few months she and other pharmacies have been getting many cases out of the blue. She said you can also get pinworms by walking barefoot or even with socks somewhere where a dog has pooped at one point. It is definitely noteworthy to keep in mind. Lmao it did cross my mind I'd get Covid and pinworms which would be a god awful isolation and experience. When I was in Urgent Care I must have washed my hands 5 times. After I got home it's non stop hand washing.
I gotta say I really appreciate everyone here and love how my shroomy family always are there when really needed, it's helped me twice recently both involving my ass unfortunately lol and I've got nothing but great advice and great support.
And I got the meds after searching 3 pharmacies and it's just the generic pyrantel Asante was talking about and it's in a liquid form so now I need to calculate how much is an extra 60mg because it's 140mg dose or something close to that. When I get home I'll look at the box to see how much is how many mgs it's liquid so at least I can add on.
One step closer to a 3 week insomnia and extra pain fest.Quote:
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Seriously_trippin said: So I went to urgent care last night and they said yup it's pinworms. Here an RX so I was stoked. Go to fill the 3rd today and they want 800$ and I do not have 800$ so I'm scrambling a bit and going to see if the OTC stuff will do 
Sounds to me like scam by doctor.
You have your diagnosis
There is a $10 OTC medication (Reeses and generic)
Why then 800 bucks for a prescription fill? :
Are they seriously letting you fill each pill individually?
Even if you already had 1 or 2 doses of the Rx one, if it means you can dodge a $800 bill just do a $10 OTC treatment instead.
It was confirmed trripsurfer but it was confirmed by the guy who scammed me but luckily it's pretty distinct symptoms to be pretty sure.
There's no way else to say it He scammed me. Luckily we didn't take the bait but I'm sure plenty of people are getting scammed just like that. It was absolute horseshit. The drug they tried to push was called albendazole
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Re: So... I think I have a tape worm [Re: The Blind Ass]
#26866735 - 08/06/20 03:48 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Here, read this!
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Cost
In many areas of the world it [Albendazole] costs between US$0.01 and US$0.06 per dose.[49] In the United States, however, it costs about US$50 per dose, as of 2014.[3][50]
In Raleigh, North Carolina, the brand-name prescription cost was around US$800, and US$540 for the generic. The pharmaceutical company Amedra increased the price after purchasing the rights to the drug, instead of lowering it as generics are predicted to do, drawing criticism from patients' rights advocates and US Democratic Party leaders.[51]
In 2013, GlaxoSmithKline donated 763 million albendazole tablets for the treatment and prevention of parasitic infections in developing countries, bringing the total to over 4 billion tablets donated since 1998.[52]
See? the US consumer is being made to pay 500x more than lets say a Brazilian consumer, and your doctor still prescribed that dazzlingly overpriced stuff.
Then the other Rx, Mebendazole:
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Mebendazole is available as a generic medication.[6] Mebendazole is distributed in international markets by Johnson and Johnson and a number of generic manufacturers.[18] Cost
In the United States a single dose was about US$18.00 in 2015.[3] In 2016 the price increased to US$440.00 per dose in the U.S. as Amedra Pharmaceuticals acquired the rights from Teva in 2013.[19]
In 2010, Amedra also bought the U.S. marketing rights to the only other interchangeable anti-parasitic medication, albendazole, from GSK. The result of these acquisitions created a monopoly on these medications and the price increased dramatically.[20] In 2015 Amedra Pharmaceuticals became a subsidiary of Amneal Pharmaceuticals.
In Australia 6 x 100mg costs approximately US$9 while in the UK this would cost around US$19.[19]
Your doctor shouldve said "Look buddy, if I draw my Rx book it will cost an arm and a leg, just get it OTC for 10 bucks From Reese's - also indicated for pinworm.
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Once my mother needed an RX medication filled that insurance didn’t cover for - would have cost me $120-125 to fill. Then I looked it up online and saw that It was literally in the OTC isle next to the pharmacy counter 
Cost me like $8-16 for a box.
Exactly this. That's the power of the fucking Internet for you
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Re: So... I think I have a tape worm [Re: Asante]
#26866748 - 08/06/20 03:57 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Here lookie, at a local dutch Druggist (place that sells cosmetics and OTC meds)

6 pills of 100mg Mebendazole, in the US (Rx only, $440 per dose) thats $2640, here for €2.79, about $3.
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Re: So... I think I have a tape worm [Re: Asante] 1
#26866751 - 08/06/20 03:58 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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 Greedy whores
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Re: So... I think I have a tape worm [Re: The Blind Ass]
#26866762 - 08/06/20 04:06 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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You see what the bastards at Amedra Pharmaceuticals did, they bought the US rights to the 2 interchangable antiparasitics and priced them to kingdom come. Sucks if you have another type of worm for which there is no OTC alternative.
This practice should be ILLEGALIZED.
You cant just buy the rights to a group of drugs for a type of illness and make them 10 or 100x as expensive, while these drugs are around for decades.
That is criminal. I think most judges would agree that this should not be legal
These drugs cost $440 per kilo in China, not per PILL.
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Re: So... I think I have a tape worm [Re: Asante] 1
#26866783 - 08/06/20 04:22 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Interestingly, you know how all the world says Ananas and Americans say pineapple?
What you call pinworms dutch doctors call ass maggots. Lady, your kid has ass maggots.
Well at least you know what's up
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Re: So... I think I have a tape worm [Re: The Blind Ass]
#26866787 - 08/06/20 04:24 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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The Blind Ass said: $800 is truly Absurd pricing. Here’s what wiki says about cost. Prob wholesome tho
Pyrantel was initially described in 1965.[5] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[6] Pyrantel is available as a generic medication.[4] It costs less than US$25 per course of treatment in the United States.[1] It may also be used to treat worms in a number of other animals.[5]
Hmmm 🤔
Once my mother needed an RX medication filled that insurance didn’t cover for - would have cost me $120-125 to fill. Then I looked it up online and saw that It was literally in the OTC isle next to the pharmacy counter 
Cost me like $8-16 for a box.
Jesus that's a hell of a cautionary tale from both of us, if we didn't take a step back and say don't freak out maybe I can get it otc we'd have never known it and just got totally fucked. Yup I just took my first dose which was one full bottle so wish me luck.Quote:
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 Greedy whores
They really are sickening literally
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See how awesome the Shroomery is?
You mention a $800 problem you have and we evaporate it to a $25 problem
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Re: So... I think I have a tape worm [Re: Asante]
#26866820 - 08/06/20 04:39 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Godspeed, Steve (well, all of the Steves). You will be gone, but not forgotten.
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Re: So... I think I have a tape worm [Re: Asante]
#26866832 - 08/06/20 04:47 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Asante said: Interestingly, you know how all the world says Ananas and Americans say pineapple?
What you call pinworms dutch doctors call ass maggots. Lady, your kid has ass maggots.
Well at least you know what's up 
Well .... at least they're honest lmaoQuote:
Asante said: See how awesome the Shroomery is?
You mention a $800 problem you have and we evaporate it to a $25 problem 
Yup really y'all are an amazing bunch that helped a real world problem a lot. Always grateful to the shroomery,my brothers and sisters through thick and thin you're all amazing in your own way. I know we have differences sometimes but I do care bout the community quite a great deal.
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Back again to remind you to trim your fingernails. This will likely happen again if it's hygiene related.
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Re: So... I think I have a tape worm [Re: AlsetAlokin]
#26867001 - 08/06/20 06:28 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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AlsetAlokin said: Back again to remind you to trim your fingernails. This will likely happen again if it's hygiene related.
I appreciate that I haven't been great on that front either but it's very important to my health thank you
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If you think you have tapeworm just go to vet... they know how to handle them and will see you for a hell of lot cheaper than a doctor.
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Re: So... I think I have a tape worm [Re: chutney]
#26867364 - 08/06/20 09:14 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Thank goodness all those sliver slices of skin are tomato skins and not tapeworm casings.
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Re: So... I think I have a tape worm [Re: chutney]
#26867392 - 08/06/20 09:27 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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chutney said: If you think you have tapeworm just go to vet... they know how to handle them and will see you for a hell of lot cheaper than a doctor.
Yeah that's an awful sad reflection of our health care system.
I don't know if this is psychosomatic or not but I do feel slightly less itching then I did. Who knows it could be a placebo type effect but whatever it is I'm glad for it. Still have the aches and pains in abdominal pain tho that is very expected. Think it'll take 5-7 days.
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Did you get it from Koods?
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Pin worms are small right? A long toilet paper looking worm doesn't sound like pin worms idk, maybe it was a wad of pin worms or something.
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Not trying to freak you out or anything but if the US pin-worms are the same worms as NL ass maggots your body should have taken care of it by itself now. According a Dutch medical website pin-worms disappear in 4 to 6 weeks when practicing good hygiene
But the meds you got will kill a whole bunch of different worm species including tapeworms
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