Posted on Feb 11, 2019
American Travelers Seek Cheaper Prescription Drugs In Mexico And Beyond
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When Michelle Fenner signed up to run this year's Los Angeles Marathon, it got her thinking: Tijuana, Mexico, is only a 2 1/2-hour drive from LA. Why not take a trip across the border and buy some insulin for her son?
"It's so easy to just go across the border," Fenner mused.
This idea had been in the back of Fenner's mind for a while. Her son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes nine years ago, meaning he needs daily injections of insulin to stay alive. The list price of the modern generation of insulin has skyrocketed since then. On one trip to the pharmacy last year, Fenner was told that a three-month supply of insulin would cost her $3,700.
That same supply would cost only about $600 in Mexico.
"It's so easy to just go across the border," Fenner mused.
This idea had been in the back of Fenner's mind for a while. Her son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes nine years ago, meaning he needs daily injections of insulin to stay alive. The list price of the modern generation of insulin has skyrocketed since then. On one trip to the pharmacy last year, Fenner was told that a three-month supply of insulin would cost her $3,700.
That same supply would cost only about $600 in Mexico.
American Travelers Seek Cheaper Prescription Drugs In Mexico And Beyond
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel wow, I guess you got to do what you have to do. Good informative read/share my friend on Prescription in Tijuana, Mexico.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Maj Marty Hogan SGT (Join to see) SPC Margaret Higgins SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth CW5 Jack CardwellCOL Mikel J. Burroughs CPL Dave HooverLTC Stephen F. SSG William Jones Lt Col Charlie Brown PO1 Tony Holland PO3 Bob McCord PO1 H Gene Lawrence Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SGT Mark Estes LTC (Join to see) SCPO Morris Ramsey SGT Elizabeth Scheck
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Buyer beware. Make sure it is a reputable pharmacy. The price difference is so drastic because we pay all research and development cost for drugs developed in the USA. Does not matter where they are manufactured or sold. We pay it all in the price of our drugs.
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