Seniors and Their Drugs

There is currently legislation in the works (sponsored by drug companies, by the way)to stop Americans from purchasing generics or other drugs from Canada or any other nation. If it passes, you will see a lot of us older folks die quicker- because we can't afford the drugs from the U.S.

Let's talk turkey here: the big drug companies are in dire straits because some of their more expensive assets are coming out from under the patent.They want our money and they want it bad- but aren't willing to decrease the costs of the kinds of drugs many of us need.

Example: Plavix. Plavix is an extremely expensive but important drug for heart patients. It keeps the platelets of the blood from forming clogs in the arteries. It's not covered by many Medicare Advantage plans. And it is VERY expensive. When my hubby first got out of the hospital after his heart attack, that was one of the medications he needed- buying 20 pills literally emptied our bank account ($185.). If it hadn't been for a relative feeling bad for us and giving us that much back, we'd have had no money for the rest of the month. So we had no alternative but to go out of the U.S. for the drug.

The alternative drug is the exact same, and it is working great. My hubby's blood tests at last check were perfect and he feels fine. But if the Congress gets its way, we won't be fine. They tell us they are "protecting the American public against dangerous substitute drugs." Bull pucky. They are helping the drug industry fleece Americans.

Contact your Senators and Representatives- tell them to vote no to any bills that want to stop you from going to Canada for drugs. Or tell them to force the price of drugs down so that normal people can afford them. Our lives literally depend on it.