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Every so often I will mention the profit margins that some of the drug pushing companies get.. It goes past that. There are generic alternatives available but when you go to purchase them the pharmacy will have them marked up to the point that you think you are getting a good deal even though it is still outrageously priced. There is one place apparently where you can get them at good prices.. Costco.. So now the story.

Let’s hear it for Costco! (This is just mind-boggling!)

Make sure you read all the way past the list of the drugs. The woman that signed below is a Budget
Analyst out of federal Washington , DC offices.

Did you ever wonder how much it costs a drug company for the active ingredient in prescription medications? Some people think it must cost a lot, since many drugs sell for more than $2.00 per tablet. We did a search of offshore chemical synthesizers that supply the active ingredients found in drugs approved by the FDA. As we have revealed in past issues of Life Extension a significant percentage of drugs sold in the United States contain active ingredients made in other countries. In our independent investigation of how much profit drug companies really make, we obtained the actual price of active ingredients used in some of the most popular drugs sold in America .

Celebrex:100 mg
Consumer price (100 tablets): $130.27
Cost of general active ingredients: $0.60
Percent markup: 21,712%

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I saw a study the other day regarding the actual cost of medications, Many of these product were marked up 40,000 % that is forty thousand percent and some much much more. The profit potential in these drugs is so high that there is no end to what greed and corruption that will come from these piles of money. Menopause is a hot topic and a profitable topic for many companies, They will make you stop your night sweats but don’t worry about that Brest cancer you develop, it is just a side effect.

Pfizer Inc. doesn’t have to pay more than $27 million in punitive damages to an Arkansas woman who blamed her breast cancer on the company’s menopause drugs, an appeals court ruled in ordering a new trial on the award.

The U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis today upheld a jury’s March 2008 finding that the hormone-replacement drugs helped cause Donna Scroggin’s cancer and its award of actual damages. The three-judge panel also backed a judge’s decision to throw out the punitive award to Scroggin, who alleged two Pfizer units ignored or downplayed the risks of the drugs.

“Scroggin presented sufficient evidence to submit the question of punitive damages to the jury,” the appeals court said in its 41-page ruling. “The evidence presented could allow a jury to find or infer that Wyeth was guilty of malicious conduct within the meaning of Arkansas law.”

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Brentwood resident Anne Best took one of the darkest experiences of her life and turned it into a business to help other women make it through the debilitating effects of chemotherapy.

Now a cancer survivor, the mother of four has launched a line of sleepwear especially designed with moisture-wicking technology to keep women comfortable at the height of their night sweats.

"They are soft, silky and lightweight. It just moves really nicely and dries really quickly," she said.

Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000, she wasn’t quite prepared for the night sweats that came with her treatment. Every night, she woke up feeling clammy and in a puddle of sweat.

Many chemo patients have also found success with the Bedfan when it comes to finding relief from night sweats attributed to chemo and cancer

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