Viagra, Cialis and Levitra are prescribed to cure erectile dysfunction. These are definitely lifestyle drugs. They are not necessary for survival but will most definitely improve the quality of your life, sex life that is. Propecia is the most popular medication used for the treatment of male pattern baldness. Propecia is also a lifestyle drug because there is nothing life threatening about balding, even though some men would tend to disagree, me included. Acomplia is the new breakthrough drug highly praised in European countries for weightloss. Acomplia, generic name Rimonabant, reduces your weight by reducing your appetite. If your brain tells you to eat less, then you will consume less food and lose weight. The problem with all these medications is threefold. First, insurance companies do not like to pay for them. Second, they are protected by patents and are extremely expensive. Third, even though the need is self diagnosed, they require a doctor’s prescription to obtain these drugs.
Why are these medications so expensive? Well, Pfizer would state that Viagra is so expensive because we, the consumer, need to pay for the research and development of that drug. (Even though all research and development is completed by the time the drug reaches market.) I find that response curious. Who pays for the 20 Viagra commercials that are played during each and every NFL football game? Who pays for the Viagra NASCAR sponsorship? Who pays for the full page Viagra ads in the popular magazines such as Men’s Health or Sports Illustrated? Us, the consumers pay for all the media that Pfizer uses to convince us that we have a medical condition requiring their medication.
I previously used to lie in bed at night, unable to sleep, and blamed it on a stressful day and would get up and watch some TV until I was tired enough to sleep. Now, thanks to modern medication and TV advertising, I realize that I have insomnia and need the Lunesta butterfly to lull me to sleep. Or, could it be those restless legs that are keeping me awake. They are moving around a lot. That could mean “restless legs syndrome”. Restless legs, are you kidding me? Is this a real diagnosis? Who thinks of this stuff? Obviously it is because there is big money to be made in convincing us we have a medical condition requiring a particular medication. When a pharmaceutical company develops a new drug, they usually receive a 10-13 year patent. This means that no other drug company can reproduce that drug, not even in a generic form. To pharmaceutical companies this means 10-13 years of exclusivity and price gouging.
How do we battle price gouging? We go to the internet and search for reputable online pharmacies from other countries that are not tied down by the USA’s stringent patent laws. A couple of websites that I have located are delivering authentic generic versions of highly popular medications at up to 90% off retail prices and do not require existing prescriptions.
This site is http://www.xl-pharmacy.com
I have
ordered several
medications from
this site and
have always
received factory
sealed
medications in a
timely fashion.
I have always
been impressed
with the quality
of the
medications and
the customer
service if I
have questions
or problems.
How do these
sites sell the
same medication
so cheap? Well,
you will never
see a full page
color ad for 4Rx
in a major
magazine. You
will never see
an XL Pharmacy
NASCAR racecar
making laps
around the
track. You will
never see 30 ad
spots for online
pharmacies
during football
games or the
Superbowl. They
only produce an
honest product
and request an
honest dollar in
exchange.
Am I the only
one that smelled
a rat when
Claritin just
recently
outlived its
patent and
suddenly became
available “Over
the counter at
the same
prescription
strength”? Why
was it not “over
the counter” the
entire time?
Because they can
demand a higher
price as a
prescription
medication and
insurance
companies will
not pay for over
the counter
medications. End
result is these
giant
pharmaceutical
companies are
ripping off the
insurance
companies, who
in turn need to
charge us higher
premiums to make
a profit. And we
get mad at the
insurance
companies. Are
we mad at the
right people? I
should say NOT!
This “rat”
returned when
Zyrtec outlived
its patent. Yep,
you guessed it!
Now available
over the counter
at a new reduced
price and the
same
prescription
strength.
Before you vote
the next
politician into
office that
claims Internet
pharmacies are
bad and need to
be outlawed.
Question which
companies were
MAJOR supporters
in his political
campaign. I
would wager a
bet that it is
one of the major
pharmaceutical
companies. They
are actively
involved in all
political
fundraising
events. Fight
for your right
to save money.
Fight for
legitimate
Internet
pharmacies such
as
www.xl-pharmacy.com
(reprinted with permission from www.4rx.com)
