medicine cost in USA

[nohorn]

I know the Brits system of socialized care has its dark side, and that you pay a lot of taxes.........

I live in U.S., I just got a prescription filled for one tube (30g) of something called, Zovirax, a medicine which works wonderfully. It is not available in generic. It cost $526.00 for this tube.

In the U.S. there are the haves and have nots, those who have insurance and those who don't. I am fortunate in that I have outstanding insurance.
Sometimes it is people of have worked hard and do not have insurance, perhaps have lost their job.

I posted this so that those who live in G.B. are probably better off than we are, our system is screwed up. Something must be done, I don't know what.

I too have heard G.B. cannot sustain the level of medicine much longer.
Not enough wage earners, etc.,

I think the world may be doomed or life as we know it may not continue as governments break down, it is inevitable.

Are there any answers or solutions?
Thanks for listening to this diatribe.
nohorn

[NOX]

Hi nohorn, I too can't believe that price is correct- I would double check it if I were you, just to make sure.
There is no ' dark side' to the NHS, almost to a man British people would defnd the NHS to the death as we have all benefitted more than can be said from it. I gravely doubt that there is a single person on here who doesn;t know someone whose life it has saved all free of charge, without reference to colour, creed, social status anr income. For sure we pay tax, I personally pay a lot of tax, but I'd be happy to pay a hell of a lot more to maintain the integrity of the NHS and so would a lot of peole you speak to. I seriously think the sky would fall before the British people would allow the NHS to crumble, it's the main pillar of our society and imho one of the noblest and most socially significant things in Europe. that being said a loit of European countries also have a NHS service and most treatment is free and reciprocal for all other EU members. Don't be alarmed by the propagand put around by the anti social reformers in the US- people here love the NHS and it'll be here for a long time:)

[Sqad]

NOX.....;-)...I disagree with a lot that you have said........but i must say that it is a well written post.

[NOX]

It's part of my manifesto ;-) just need to check my typos before I post more carefully lol.

[nohorn]

Hi squad: thanks for replying. I did question the pharmacist, they rolled their eyes and said, "it's insane, isn't it."

I could go back again and talk to someone else just to see if it was a mistake, one person's opinion should always be checked.
Thanks again
nohorn