[AGL] Erewhon crimes

[Wayne Johnson]

Holey Pharmaceuticals Mike Man!

That is about one eighth or ninth what I would have to pay.

wgJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <michaele at hotpop.com>
To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s" 
<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: [AGL] Erewhon crimes


> Wayne wrote:
>
>> Atenonol & enalapril (blood pressure), metformin (diabetes), citalopram 
>> (anti-depresatn)  and lipitor (cholesterol) when I am flush.  Also, baby 
>> aspirin for the heart.
>>
>> And the ever popular ibuprofen for the near-daily headaches.
>>
>> Not to forget caffeine, to wake up the brain and to keep me awake during 
>> long teaching days.
>
> Wayne,
>
> Here's a tip to save money when buying lipitor and other drugs. Get your 
> doctor to prescribe the largest dose of the drug. And buy it from 
> www.drugstore.com. They bragged in an email to their customers recently 
> that their everyday prices are lower than any of the new Medicare plans 
> for seniors. Drugstore.com sells Lipitor in 10mg pills ($65 for a month), 
> 20mg pills ($94), 40mg pills ($94), and 80mg pills ($94). My prescription 
> specifies 80mg pills, take 1/8 of a pill daily. In actual practice, my 
> doctor having pointed out that Lipitor takes 48 hours to flush out of the 
> system, I take 1/4 pill every other day. So Lipitor costs me $11 a month.
>
> The other pills are generics and cost pennies. Probably cost less than 
> Gerry's ingredients despite their ugly names.
>
> We spend way more on coffee than anything else.
>
> Mike
>