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Nov 18, 2010

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Your Dunkle Sans posted:

Why do American pharmaceuticals get away with drug commercials on cable TV and the like? As far as I know, it's a uniquely American phenomenon and a really strange one at that.

You'd think body/mind-altering chemicals with numerous serious side effects isn't something you'd want freely available to wheel and deal on TV commercials.

I dunno, I saw Beer commercials all the time when I travel.

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Nov 18, 2010

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BarbarianElephant posted:

If there was any treatment with a high chance of success, addiction wouldn't be a big problem, would it?

Implementing a solution is often much harder than finding a solution in the first place.

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Nov 18, 2010

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Ceiling fan posted:


It's always fun visiting a third world country and talking to locals. Every time the topic comes to healthcare, and I get to listen to someone complain about their horrible experience trying to get care while visiting the US, and why can't you just go to a doctor and a pharmacist and get what you really need to get better like it is here? And all I can do is :shrug:

I'm interested which third world countries you visit that have people regularly visit the US.

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Nov 18, 2010

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Gail Wynand posted:

Any of them? There are upper middle class and rich people in developing countries too. They are also the ones most likely to speak English and be able to afford to hang out with tourists.

So the rich have issues with healthcare in the US? That seems strange.

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Nov 18, 2010

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Albino Squirrel posted:

Fun thing about street value: Tylenol #3s go for a couple of dollars a pill up here. Generic acetaminophen/codeine pills of the same strength go for about a dollar. And codeine 30s go for about 50 cents.

It makes no sense to me, because it's the same amount of codeine in each pill. I presume there is some pain benefit to the acetaminophen (and it probably predominates if you're opioid tolerant) but it doesn't explain the 'brand value' of T#3s.

I make it a point to usually prescribe codeine pills, partly because I don't want people overdosing on acetaminophen (which is a horrible death), but also because I don't want my patients selling their pills for coke.

Tylenol's probably more expensive to get, just like how generics are cheaper in a real drug store too.

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Nov 18, 2010

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waitwhatno posted:

Why isn't there stronger regulation of opioids in the US?

Because when we do that, we get heroin outbreaks.

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