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I have some medication bills that are getting a bit stiff. Living in Cincy, I was thinking about RVing up to Windsor to see what I could save. It is about 4.25 hours and might be a fun trip. Any experience? > I have some medication bills that are getting a bit stiff. Living > in > Cincy, I was thinking about RVing up to Windsor to see what I could > save. It is about 4.25 hours and might be a fun trip. Any > experience? 1st, not all drugs are cheaper in Canada than they are in the US, even over the counter, so check prices in advance. As an example, asprin cost almost 4 times as much in Canada You will be hard pressed to come out any cheaper because of the cost of traveling that far, but you will have had a trip. The 1st thing to do when you get there is go to a couple of drug stores and check prices on the drugs you need. Find out if they will mail refills to you. Most won't!! Find out if they will fill 90 day prescriptions. While at the drugstore ask where the nearest clinic is located that will take walk-in patients, because you will have to see a Canadian doctor before he will issue the prescriptions. Last, check with US border to see if they still let prescription drugs cross?? Tom J >>I have some medication bills that are getting a bit stiff. Living >>in [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Tom J I hear that placebos are much cheaper in Canada. Dan Listermann wrote: I have some medication bills that are getting a bit stiff. Living in Cincy, I was thinking about RVing up to Windsor to see what I could save.\<<<<<<<< Put Canadian drugstores into Google. (here's one) http://www.thecanadiandrugstore.com Most websites will give their prices on drugs. It would be much cheaper to get prices this way then to drive up there. Just check to see if there are "hidden" charges. Some have a service charge of $5.00-$10.00 per subscription. Different drugstores have different prices. One place will have "X" prescription at a lower price and "Y" prescription at a higher price. Another way to save money is to have your doctor prescribe a half of a double dose pill. My wife got pills from Canada for a while and it was then that I noticed that a 80mg pill was only a few cents more than a 40mg pill. I just looked up Lipitor and here's what I found.......... 30-10mg tablets are $55.80 30-20mg tablets are $73.50 30-40mg tablets are $78.60 30-80mg tablets are $88.51  SignatureJerryD(upstateNY) > Dan Listermann wrote: I have some medication bills that are getting > a [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > a > double dose pill. Even with Plan D, I still have the doctor write the prescriptions with the double dose so I can split the tablets. That helps keep me out of the "donut hole"!! When I was getting drugs outside the US, a doctor we met that was from England, set me up with by far the best prices on prescription drugs and he didn't charge me a fee either!! He wrote all the prescriptions double strength, including 1 that was a capsule and the capsules to use with the split were included. I wasn't taking Lipitor but was taking Zocor. It was generic in England & India at the time and my cost was 10 cents per day!! My cost now under plan D is zero, but I do have the monthly fee. :-( Tom J > Last, check with US border to see if they still let prescription drugs > cross?? I could mail them to myself from Canada. Signaturehttp://humphreytravels.blogspot.com http://map.datastormusers.com/user3.cfm?user=4194 >> I have some medication bills that are getting a bit stiff. Living in >> Cincy, I was thinking about RVing up to Windsor to see what I could [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Tom J If they allow them to cross from Mexico....legal medications that is....why would you think that they wouldn't allow medications from Canada into the US?? I know for a fact that when we cross from Algadones, MX back into the US at San Luis, AZ they allow a 3 month perscription of medication. And I would think that if you are on a prescription medication you would be allowed to travel with it. Burt http://humphreytravels.blogspot.com http://map.datastormusers.com/user3.cfm?user=4194 >>> I have some medication bills that are getting a bit stiff. Living >>> in Cincy, I was thinking about RVing up to Windsor to see what I [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Burt Have you crossed with prescription meds in the past 6 months? Crossing rules change all the time and medications have been discussed at the federal level, so that's the reason I suggested checking. I have carried a 90 day supply both ways across the Canadian border, but not this year. Tom J Signaturehttp://humphreytravels.blogspot.com http://map.datastormusers.com/user3.cfm?user=4194 >>>> I have some medication bills that are getting a bit stiff. Living >>>> in Cincy, I was thinking about RVing up to Windsor to see what I [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Tom J Yes we have crossed the US/Mexico border within the past two weeks. When asked if any medications we showed what was in the bag....Mexican medications......We were told...have a good day. My wife is on a drug that costs $95.00 for 6 pills at home. Here in MX she gets 8 for $11.00. Same generic drug at home made by the same pharmaceutical company. I take a drug that is controlled narcotic in it and my doctor gives me a 6 month prescription that is filled prior to us leaving. He also gave me a note saying that I am prescribed this medication and am allowed to have the supply I have on board. I have never had a problem at either the US or Canadian border. Burt PS: I have only seen one person told to return to MX as they had more than a 3 month supply. The person went back to the pharmacy, they held the overage, and he came back the next day and got them...No problem he said. > 1st, not all drugs are cheaper in Canada than they are in the US, even > over the counter, so check prices in advance. As an example, asprin [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Tom J I have some expensive meds and save about 50% over US prices having them shipped to me from Canada. Been doing this for about 6 years now. Always get 90 day supplies of each med. I fax them my new refill prescriptions twice a year, they call me to varify, its all very easy. You would need to spend a few hours on the internet checking prices on the meds you use. Konnie wrote: I have some expensive meds and save about 50% over US prices having them shipped to me from Canada...You would need to spend a few hours on the internet checking prices on the meds you use.<<<< When my wife was doing that, she was saving about 50% over US prices. Like you said......you have to shop around. SignatureJerryD(upstateNY) >I have some medication bills that are getting a bit stiff. Living in Cincy, >I was thinking about RVing up to Windsor to see what I could save. It is >about 4.25 hours and might be a fun trip. Any experience? Be sure to check out Walmart. They carry a wide range of generic drugs, and you may be able to find what you need except for the brand name. They offer a 30 day supply for $4.00. ---- Posted via Pronews.com - Premium Corporate Usenet News Provider ---- http://www.pronews.com offers corporate packages that have access to 100,000+ newsgroups >>I have some medication bills that are getting a bit stiff. Living in Cincy, >>I was thinking about RVing up to Windsor to see what I could save. It is [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > ---- Posted via Pronews.com - Premium Corporate Usenet News Provider ---- > http://www.pronews.com offers corporate packages that have access to 100,000+ newsgroups Yea right. All Walmart carries are the cheaper drugs in generic. They do not carry higher priced drugs for $4. >> Be sure to check out Walmart. They carry a wide range of generic >> drugs, and you may be able to find what you need except for the >> brand name. They offer a 30 day supply for $4.00. > Yea right. All Walmart carries are the cheaper drugs in generic. > They do not carry higher priced drugs for $4. Notice from the Department of Redundancy Department: That's exactly what he said in the first place. Signature<sigh> JR
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