Posted on 02/24/2014 8:28:11 PM PST by Seizethecarp
An alliance of drug companies and patient advocates, joined by Democrats and Republicans in Congress, is fiercely opposing an Obama administration proposal that would allow insurers to limit Medicare coverage for certain classes of drugs, including those used to treat depression and schizophrenia.
The administration’s proposal would remove the protected status from three classes of drugs that has been in place since the program’s inception in 2006: immunosuppressant drugs used in transplant patients, antidepressants and antipsychotic medicines. They include many well-known drugs, such as Wellbutrin, Paxil and Prozac to treat depression, and Abilify and Seroquel to treat schizophrenia. Three other categories — cancer, H.I.V. and anti-seizure drugs — would retain their status as protected classes and insurance companies would be required to continue covering nearly all drugs in those treatment areas. Medicare has traditionally required the broad coverage because patients with these conditions must often try several drugs before finding one that works.
In proposing the change last month, the administration said that the policy was envisioned as a temporary measure to help ease patients’ transition to the new Medicare drug program, and that since then, insurers had lost their leverage in negotiating with drug companies because the drug companies knew the insurers were required to cover their drug costs and were therefore less willing to offer lower prices.
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I guess it’s time to start planning on buying from Canada again.
That is the way it was. My insurance quit paying for an inhaler, sent the doc, me and pharmacy letters telling us what I was to take. It was not even top tier in 2013 while they were paying for it.
There are a lot of counterfeit drugs out there in the foreign market and extended release for Seroquel XR is even more problematic.
I found this:
http://schizophrenia.emedtv.com/seroquel-xr/generic-seroquel-xr.html
“Although the patent for Seroquel XR (quetiapine XR) is not set to expire until May 2017, a generic version may come to market sooner than that, due to the result of a legal settlement. Until a generic becomes available, keep in mind that while some companies may claim to sell a generic Seroquel XR, these drugs may be fake, substandard, and potentially dangerous.”
True about the occasional counterfeit drugs and that’s why you have to investigate the channel. Obtaining drugs from Sun Pharma is natural for my wife since that is what she grew up with. Between us we have not encountered any suspect counterfeits or adulterated drugs. The small risk I see as less problematic than going without. Typically with these you would know quickly if the therapeutic effect was lacking.
Again my wife and I haven't encountered this in many decades of use of over-seas pharmaceuticals. To each his own. If it comes to that and you feel it is better for your relative to go without, so be it.
Hmmmm...looks like Sun Pharma does have a generic for Seroquel XR:
https://clearskypharmacy.net/generic-seroquel-xr-qutipin-sr-sun-pharma.html
Description Of Generic Seroquel XR (Qutipin SR Sun Pharma)
“Qutipin SR is used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in adults including manic and depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder alone or with lithium or divalproex. It is also used to treat major depressive disorder as add-on treatment with antidepressant medicines when your doctor determines that one antidepressant alone is not enough to treat your depression.
“We supply Qutipin SR manufactured by Sun Pharma. Qutipin SR tablets contains Quetiapine and is commonly referred to as generic Seroquel XR.”
I hope it doesn’t come to foreign sourcing but it is good to know it is out there...thanks.
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This latter-day fascism, the iron fist in the velvet glove, doing all this for "the greater good," more closely resembles an even more ancient evil. Idolatry.
Some will not wake up until they are marched into whatever metaphorical cattle car their doom will manifest.
God alone, repentance on the part of God's people, seems the only way to hope for the faithful mercy God showed Nineveh following their reaction to the "delayed" but effective warnings offered by Jonah.
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You’ve got a point there!
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