by PharmacyChecker.com | Oct 11, 2013 | Drug Importation, Drug Prices, Online Pharmacies
A weekly series identifying prescription drugs manufactured in America and their prices.
Acuvail (ketorolac tromethamine ophthalmic solution) is an anti-inflammatory used to treat pain and inflammation following cataract surgery. Acuvail is manufactured in the U.S. by Allergan, but its price is much lower in other countries. It costs $249.99 for 30 single-use vials at a Rite-Aid in New York City. From a verified international online pharmacy, 30 vials costs only $65. That’s a 74% savings!
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by PharmacyChecker.com | Oct 4, 2013 | Drug Importation, Drug Prices, Online Pharmacies
A weekly series identifying prescription drugs manufactured in America and their prices.
Lotemax (loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension) is a prescription-only medication used for the treatment of steroid-responsive inflammatory conditions of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva, cornea, and anterior segment of the globe. It is also used to reduce inflammation following ocular surgery. Lotemax is manufactured in the U.S., but its prices are several times more expensive in pharmacies here compared to those in other countries. You can save 84% by ordering it from a verified foreign online pharmacy: one 5 ml vial of Lotemax costs $188 at a Rite-Aid in New York City, but only $30 from a PharmacyChecker.com-approved pharmacy.
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by PharmacyChecker.com | Sep 27, 2013 | Drug Importation, Drug Prices, Online Pharmacies
Tarceva 150 mg packaging
A weekly series identifying prescription drugs manufactured in America and their prices.
Tarceva (erlotinib) is a drug used for treatment of certain types of non-small cell lung cancer as well as pancreatic cancer. Cancer medications are known for their excessively high prices, leading to outcries among doctors within the past few years. A product of drug company Roche, Tarceva is manufactured in the U.S.A. and available at much lower prices from verified international online pharmacies than here at home. At a New York City Rite-Aid, it costs $6,531 for 30 pills (100 mg). From a PharmacyChecker.com approved international pharmacy, it’s only $1,949. That’s a $4,582 savings, or 70%.
Check back next week for the savings on another American drug available abroad.
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