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Re: To LL re: Pergonal Cost

From: arlene (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 8 Aug 2001 23:34:30 -0500 (CDT)

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LL, I also live close to TJ (closer than you, in fact, I live in San Diego) and I am also about to start Pergonal. How do you know that the Pergonal in Mexico is safe, or contains the same amount of whatever it needs? The stuff is crazy expensive!!! and we're trying to figure out a way to afford it. I hear all these horror stories of people who buy antibiotics and other stuff down there and all these horrible things happen. On the other hand, I know a lot of people who get a lot of medical work done there (like dentists) and they are fine. I would be interested to hear if you have heard whether or not this is a safe idea. BTW, the reason why drugs are so much more expensive in the US is because drugs go through a very strict screening process here in order to be passed by the FDA, like 4 phases of clinical studies by the pharmaceutical company before it even goes to the FDA. My husband works in the pharmaceutical testing field and companies spend billions to pass drugs.

At Wed, 8 Aug 2001, LL wrote: >
>I have a question regarding the price of Pergonal. My doctor has
>prescribed up to 18 ampules of Pergonal a month as part of my protocol.
>The med is $80 per ampule as my local "save" type pharmacy. Because I
>live less than 2 hours from Tiajuana I am able to go there and purchase
>it for $17.80 per ampule. It is identical to the American version, only
>the packaging is written in Spanish. Why is the cost so much higher in
>the U.S.? There is no way we could afford this medication (my insurance
>doesn't cover it) if it weren't for the fact that we can travel to
>Mexico to get it. What could possibly make up such a huge difference in
>cost in the American market? It's upsetting to me for people who can't
>travel to Mexico and who then may not be able to afford this med. Thanks

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