Was it you who brought up GoodRx.com? If so, thank you! I couldn't
find any discounts available for my Rx at the pharmacy I use until this
month. A week or so ago I got an email, there's a discount available at
*** for your prescription. I printed the coupon, took it to the
pharmacy. It saved me $30 on top of the discount Rx card I have. Thank
you!

Jill

jmcquown > wrote:
> Was it you who brought up GoodRx.com? If so, thank you! I couldn't
> find any discounts available for my Rx at the pharmacy I use until this
> month. A week or so ago I got an email, there's a discount available at
> *** for your prescription. I printed the coupon, took it to the
> pharmacy. It saved me $30 on top of the discount Rx card I have. Thank
> you!
>
> Jill
>

I love that app, too! One of my meds is $1400 PER MONTH, and another is
$1500 every three months!

--
jinx the minx

On 1/26/2016 1:44 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
> jmcquown > wrote:
>> Was it you who brought up GoodRx.com? If so, thank you! I couldn't
>> find any discounts available for my Rx at the pharmacy I use until this
>> month. A week or so ago I got an email, there's a discount available at
>> *** for your prescription. I printed the coupon, took it to the
>> pharmacy. It saved me $30 on top of the discount Rx card I have. Thank
>> you!
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> I love that app, too! One of my meds is $1400 PER MONTH, and another is
> $1500 every three months!
>
Um, this wasn't an app but if they have one, great! I printed the
coupon. It sure saved me money on that prescription. So thanks, Janet!

Jill

jmcquown > wrote:
> On 1/26/2016 1:44 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>> jmcquown > wrote:
>>> Was it you who brought up GoodRx.com? If so, thank you! I couldn't
>>> find any discounts available for my Rx at the pharmacy I use until this
>>> month. A week or so ago I got an email, there's a discount available at
>>> *** for your prescription. I printed the coupon, took it to the
>>> pharmacy. It saved me $30 on top of the discount Rx card I have. Thank
>>> you!
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>
>> I love that app, too! One of my meds is $1400 PER MONTH, and another is
>> $1500 every three months!
>>
> Um, this wasn't an app but if they have one, great! I printed the
> coupon. It sure saved me money on that prescription. So thanks, Janet!
>
> Jill
>

Yes, there's a phone app too.

--
jinx the minx

On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 13:19:01 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>Was it you who brought up GoodRx.com? If so, thank you! I couldn't
>find any discounts available for my Rx at the pharmacy I use until this
>month. A week or so ago I got an email, there's a discount available at
>*** for your prescription. I printed the coupon, took it to the
>pharmacy. It saved me $30 on top of the discount Rx card I have. Thank
>you!
>
>Jill
Isn't that great!!! I got similar savings the first time I used it. I
check for coupons every time I get prescriptions even though I have
Medicare..
Janet US

On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:29:44 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 1/26/2016 1:44 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>> jmcquown > wrote:
>>> Was it you who brought up GoodRx.com? If so, thank you! I couldn't
>>> find any discounts available for my Rx at the pharmacy I use until this
>>> month. A week or so ago I got an email, there's a discount available at
>>> *** for your prescription. I printed the coupon, took it to the
>>> pharmacy. It saved me $30 on top of the discount Rx card I have. Thank
>>> you!
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>
>> I love that app, too! One of my meds is $1400 PER MONTH, and another is
>> $1500 every three months!
>>
>Um, this wasn't an app but if they have one, great! I printed the
>coupon. It sure saved me money on that prescription. So thanks, Janet!
>
>Jill
If you've got the app on a cell phone, all you need do is bring up the
coupon on your phone. The pharmacist takes the data from your cell. I
know, Jill, that you don't have a cell, but it may be handy for
someone else.
Janet US

On 1/26/2016 3:03 PM, Janet B wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 13:19:01 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> Was it you who brought up GoodRx.com? If so, thank you! I couldn't
>> find any discounts available for my Rx at the pharmacy I use until this
>> month. A week or so ago I got an email, there's a discount available at
>> *** for your prescription. I printed the coupon, took it to the
>> pharmacy. It saved me $30 on top of the discount Rx card I have. Thank
>> you!
>>
>> Jill
> Isn't that great!!! I got similar savings the first time I used it. I
> check for coupons every time I get prescriptions even though I have
> Medicare..
> Janet US
>
Yes, it's fantastic! Thanks so much for the recommendation! When
combined with my prescription discount card I saved about $100.

Jill

On 1/26/2016 3:08 PM, Janet B wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:29:44 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 1/26/2016 1:44 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>>> jmcquown > wrote:
>>>> Was it you who brought up GoodRx.com? If so, thank you! I couldn't
>>>> find any discounts available for my Rx at the pharmacy I use until this
>>>> month. A week or so ago I got an email, there's a discount available at
>>>> *** for your prescription. I printed the coupon, took it to the
>>>> pharmacy. It saved me $30 on top of the discount Rx card I have. Thank
>>>> you!
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>
>>> I love that app, too! One of my meds is $1400 PER MONTH, and another is
>>> $1500 every three months!
>>>
>> Um, this wasn't an app but if they have one, great! I printed the
>> coupon. It sure saved me money on that prescription. So thanks, Janet!
>>
>> Jill
> If you've got the app on a cell phone, all you need do is bring up the
> coupon on your phone. The pharmacist takes the data from your cell. I
> know, Jill, that you don't have a cell, but it may be handy for
> someone else.
> Janet US
>
Of course it would.

Jill

On 1/26/2016 3:03 PM, Janet B wrote:

> Isn't that great!!! I got similar savings the first time I used it. I
> check for coupons every time I get prescriptions even though I have
> Medicare..
> Janet US
>

You don't have a prescription drug plan? I know some people need
expensive drugs but for the majority, my co=pay is $6 for a 90 day
supply. Premium is $40 a month but the drugs I take are more than that
if I paid out of pocket..

On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 20:17:47 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 1/26/2016 3:03 PM, Janet B wrote:
>
>> Isn't that great!!! I got similar savings the first time I used it. I
>> check for coupons every time I get prescriptions even though I have
>> Medicare..
>> Janet US
>>
>
>You don't have a prescription drug plan? I know some people need
>expensive drugs but for the majority, my co=pay is $6 for a 90 day
>supply. Premium is $40 a month but the drugs I take are more than that
>if I paid out of pocket..

yes, I have a prescription drug plan, but sometimes the dollar amount
is less with the GoodRx than with the drug plan. It is also very
useful for those drugs that the plan does not cover. I just changed
my prescription drug plan and it now costs me $24 but I don't mind. I
had been paying $15 but I was stuck with Walmart pharmacy. Apparently
most of the drugs I take come in blister packs from Walmart and they
were so child protected that my husband couldn't get some of the packs
open. I finally tore the package apart with a pliers. The blisters
were tiny and didn't always disgorge the pills. I'm done with that.
Give me a bottle with pills inside.
Janet US

On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 11:42:04 PM UTC-5, Janet B wrote:

> Apparently
> most of the drugs I take come in blister packs from Walmart and they
> were so child protected that my husband couldn't get some of the packs
> open. I finally tore the package apart with a pliers. The blisters
> were tiny and didn't always disgorge the pills. I'm done with that.
> Give me a bottle with pills inside.
> Janet US

My husband made a device to slice open the blister pack. It's a
small electric screwdriver fitted with a head that he milled.
Works only on round pills, but that's what he takes. He's
ingenious.

Cindy Hamilton

On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 03:32:14 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 11:42:04 PM UTC-5, Janet B wrote:
>
>> Apparently
>> most of the drugs I take come in blister packs from Walmart and they
>> were so child protected that my husband couldn't get some of the packs
>> open. I finally tore the package apart with a pliers. The blisters
>> were tiny and didn't always disgorge the pills. I'm done with that.
>> Give me a bottle with pills inside.
>> Janet US
>
>My husband made a device to slice open the blister pack. It's a
>small electric screwdriver fitted with a head that he milled.
>Works only on round pills, but that's what he takes. He's
>ingenious.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

I made a fuss years ago when all Davids arthritis meds came in 'child
safety packs' that were incredibly hard to open. The final outcome
was you could take responsibility yourself and ask the pharmacist not
to put them in child safety packs, but loose in a bottle.

On 1/26/2016 11:42 PM, Janet B wrote:
> I was stuck with Walmart pharmacy. Apparently
> most of the drugs I take come in blister packs from Walmart and they
> were so child protected that my husband couldn't get some of the packs
> open. I finally tore the package apart with a pliers. The blisters
> were tiny and didn't always disgorge the pills. I'm done with that.
> Give me a bottle with pills inside.
> Janet US

Arrrgh! I despise those blister packs! Not everyone has small children
running around the house. I checked every pharmacy in the area and much
to my surprise Publix pharmacy had the lowest prices for what I take.
The pills they dispense come in a bottle with a cap that fits two
different ways. One side, child-proof. The other side just screws onto
the bottle. Guess which side of the cap I use?

Jill

On 1/27/2016 6:32 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 11:42:04 PM UTC-5, Janet B wrote:
>
>> Apparently
>> most of the drugs I take come in blister packs from Walmart and they
>> were so child protected that my husband couldn't get some of the packs
>> open. I finally tore the package apart with a pliers. The blisters
>> were tiny and didn't always disgorge the pills. I'm done with that.
>> Give me a bottle with pills inside.
>> Janet US
>
> My husband made a device to slice open the blister pack. It's a
> small electric screwdriver fitted with a head that he milled.
> Works only on round pills, but that's what he takes. He's
> ingenious.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
Ingenious, yes! Still, one shouldn't have to go to such extremes to
break into a blister pack in order to take medication. It's insane how
"child proof" they make some of these things.

Jill

On 1/26/2016 2:43 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
> jmcquown > wrote:
>> On 1/26/2016 1:44 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>>> jmcquown > wrote:
>>>> Was it you who brought up GoodRx.com? If so, thank you! I couldn't
>>>> find any discounts available for my Rx at the pharmacy I use until this
>>>> month. A week or so ago I got an email, there's a discount available at
>>>> *** for your prescription. I printed the coupon, took it to the
>>>> pharmacy. It saved me $30 on top of the discount Rx card I have. Thank
>>>> you!
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>
>>> I love that app, too! One of my meds is $1400 PER MONTH, and another is
>>> $1500 every three months!
>>>
>> Um, this wasn't an app but if they have one, great! I printed the
>> coupon. It sure saved me money on that prescription. So thanks, Janet!
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> Yes, there's a phone app too.
>
That's a good thing, then. Those are extremely steep prices, jinx!
Maybe shop pharmacies? I get my meds in a three month supply. I
checked the prices at Walgreens (forget about it!), Rite Aid, CVS. I
didn't bother with WalMart. Then I checked Publix. You could have
knocked me over with a feather. A supermarket pharmacy is cheaper? Yep!

When I presented the GoodRx coupon the pharmacy tech was a tad clueless.
I told her I'd never tried to use one of these (printed) coupons
before but it was specific to Publix pharmacy and specific to the
quantity and dosage. She was dubious. She asked another tech who said,
"Try it. If it works it works, if it doesn't it doesn't." (DUH!)

I've run into that with other coupons from time to time. A clerk at the
Family Dollar was unfamiliar with printable coupons. She asked another
clerk who pretty much told her the same thing. If it works, it works.
(I don't understand what's so difficult about this concept.)

Jill

On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:22:45 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 1/26/2016 2:43 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>> jmcquown > wrote:
>>> On 1/26/2016 1:44 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>>>> jmcquown > wrote:
>>>>> Was it you who brought up GoodRx.com? If so, thank you! I couldn't
>>>>> find any discounts available for my Rx at the pharmacy I use until this
>>>>> month. A week or so ago I got an email, there's a discount available at
>>>>> *** for your prescription. I printed the coupon, took it to the
>>>>> pharmacy. It saved me $30 on top of the discount Rx card I have. Thank
>>>>> you!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I love that app, too! One of my meds is $1400 PER MONTH, and another is
>>>> $1500 every three months!
>>>>
>>> Um, this wasn't an app but if they have one, great! I printed the
>>> coupon. It sure saved me money on that prescription. So thanks, Janet!
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>
>> Yes, there's a phone app too.
>>
>That's a good thing, then. Those are extremely steep prices, jinx!
>Maybe shop pharmacies? I get my meds in a three month supply. I
>checked the prices at Walgreens (forget about it!), Rite Aid, CVS. I
>didn't bother with WalMart. Then I checked Publix. You could have
>knocked me over with a feather. A supermarket pharmacy is cheaper? Yep!
>
>When I presented the GoodRx coupon the pharmacy tech was a tad clueless.
> I told her I'd never tried to use one of these (printed) coupons
>before but it was specific to Publix pharmacy and specific to the
>quantity and dosage. She was dubious. She asked another tech who said,
>"Try it. If it works it works, if it doesn't it doesn't." (DUH!)
>
>I've run into that with other coupons from time to time. A clerk at the
>Family Dollar was unfamiliar with printable coupons. She asked another
>clerk who pretty much told her the same thing. If it works, it works.
>(I don't understand what's so difficult about this concept.)
>
>Jill

I think that just means that there are not a lot of people in your
area that are clued in to GoodRx. I was dubious the first time I took
a coupon to Walgreens but the clerk handled it without comment. The
next time I went in the print on my cell was too small for the clerk
to read and she just had me read off the numbers to her. The pharmacy
will compare both prices for me (insurance vs. GoodRx) and give me the
lowest one.
Janet US

On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 07:43:23 -0400, wrote:

>On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 03:32:14 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>
>>On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 11:42:04 PM UTC-5, Janet B wrote:
>>
>>> Apparently
>>> most of the drugs I take come in blister packs from Walmart and they
>>> were so child protected that my husband couldn't get some of the packs
>>> open. I finally tore the package apart with a pliers. The blisters
>>> were tiny and didn't always disgorge the pills. I'm done with that.
>>> Give me a bottle with pills inside.
>>> Janet US
>>
>>My husband made a device to slice open the blister pack. It's a
>>small electric screwdriver fitted with a head that he milled.
>>Works only on round pills, but that's what he takes. He's
>>ingenious.
>>
>>Cindy Hamilton
>
>I made a fuss years ago when all Davids arthritis meds came in 'child
>safety packs' that were incredibly hard to open. The final outcome
>was you could take responsibility yourself and ask the pharmacist not
>to put them in child safety packs, but loose in a bottle.

Mine came from the manufacturer that way (somewhere I read that
Walmart got most of their pills from Korea) I guess it is added
protection but if I can't get into the pills, what good does it do for
me?
Janet US

On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:02:24 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 1/26/2016 11:42 PM, Janet B wrote:
>> I was stuck with Walmart pharmacy. Apparently
>> most of the drugs I take come in blister packs from Walmart and they
>> were so child protected that my husband couldn't get some of the packs
>> open. I finally tore the package apart with a pliers. The blisters
>> were tiny and didn't always disgorge the pills. I'm done with that.
>> Give me a bottle with pills inside.
>> Janet US
>
>Arrrgh! I despise those blister packs! Not everyone has small children
>running around the house. I checked every pharmacy in the area and much
>to my surprise Publix pharmacy had the lowest prices for what I take.
>The pills they dispense come in a bottle with a cap that fits two
>different ways. One side, child-proof. The other side just screws onto
>the bottle. Guess which side of the cap I use?
>
>Jill
Good Job, Publix!!! How do you suppose those people lacking any
kind of strength get their pills?
Janet US

On 1/27/2016 11:51 AM, Janet B wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:02:24 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> The pills they dispense come in a bottle with a cap that fits two
>> different ways. One side, child-proof. The other side just screws onto
>> the bottle. Guess which side of the cap I use?
>>
>> Jill

> Good Job, Publix!!! How do you suppose those people lacking any
> kind of strength get their pills?
> Janet US
>
Totally agree! Why do some pharmacies make it so difficult? One should
not have to use pliers (or a converted electric screw driver) in order
to take medication. It makes no sense.

Jill

On 1/27/2016 11:45 AM, Janet B wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:22:45 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 1/26/2016 2:43 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>>> jmcquown > wrote:
>>>> On 1/26/2016 1:44 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
>>>>> jmcquown > wrote:
>>>>>> Was it you who brought up GoodRx.com? If so, thank you! I couldn't
>>>>>> find any discounts available for my Rx at the pharmacy I use until this
>>>>>> month. A week or so ago I got an email, there's a discount available at
>>>>>> *** for your prescription. I printed the coupon, took it to the
>>>>>> pharmacy. It saved me $30 on top of the discount Rx card I have. Thank
>>>>>> you!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I love that app, too! One of my meds is $1400 PER MONTH, and another is
>>>>> $1500 every three months!
>>>>>
>>>> Um, this wasn't an app but if they have one, great! I printed the
>>>> coupon. It sure saved me money on that prescription. So thanks, Janet!
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, there's a phone app too.
>>>
>> That's a good thing, then. Those are extremely steep prices, jinx!
>> Maybe shop pharmacies? I get my meds in a three month supply. I
>> checked the prices at Walgreens (forget about it!), Rite Aid, CVS. I
>> didn't bother with WalMart. Then I checked Publix. You could have
>> knocked me over with a feather. A supermarket pharmacy is cheaper? Yep!
>>
>> When I presented the GoodRx coupon the pharmacy tech was a tad clueless.
>> I told her I'd never tried to use one of these (printed) coupons
>> before but it was specific to Publix pharmacy and specific to the
>> quantity and dosage. She was dubious. She asked another tech who said,
>> "Try it. If it works it works, if it doesn't it doesn't." (DUH!)
>>
>> I've run into that with other coupons from time to time. A clerk at the
>> Family Dollar was unfamiliar with printable coupons. She asked another
>> clerk who pretty much told her the same thing. If it works, it works.
>> (I don't understand what's so difficult about this concept.)
>>
>> Jill
>
> I think that just means that there are not a lot of people in your
> area that are clued in to GoodRx. I was dubious the first time I took
> a coupon to Walgreens but the clerk handled it without comment. The
> next time I went in the print on my cell was too small for the clerk
> to read and she just had me read off the numbers to her. The pharmacy
> will compare both prices for me (insurance vs. GoodRx) and give me the
> lowest one.
> Janet US
>
True, many of them aren't clued in to GoodRx. But I have found
Walgreens to be the most expensive pharmacy around. I will not deal
with them.

Jill

On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:48:06 -0700, Janet B >
wrote:

>On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 07:43:23 -0400, wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 03:32:14 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 11:42:04 PM UTC-5, Janet B wrote:
>>>
>>>> Apparently
>>>> most of the drugs I take come in blister packs from Walmart and they
>>>> were so child protected that my husband couldn't get some of the packs
>>>> open. I finally tore the package apart with a pliers. The blisters
>>>> were tiny and didn't always disgorge the pills. I'm done with that.
>>>> Give me a bottle with pills inside.
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>>My husband made a device to slice open the blister pack. It's a
>>>small electric screwdriver fitted with a head that he milled.
>>>Works only on round pills, but that's what he takes. He's
>>>ingenious.
>>>
>>>Cindy Hamilton
>>
>>I made a fuss years ago when all Davids arthritis meds came in 'child
>>safety packs' that were incredibly hard to open. The final outcome
>>was you could take responsibility yourself and ask the pharmacist not
>>to put them in child safety packs, but loose in a bottle.
>
>Mine came from the manufacturer that way (somewhere I read that
>Walmart got most of their pills from Korea) I guess it is added
>protection but if I can't get into the pills, what good does it do for
>me?
>Janet US


It isn't just for protection - it means the pharmacist or tech does
not have to count pills to put into a bottle. The blisters are usually
dose/duration related numbers.

Still, that is no excuse to require a tool box to open them.

On Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 11:06:37 AM UTC-6, Jill McQuown wrote:
> On 1/27/2016 11:45 AM, Janet B wrote:
> > On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:22:45 -0500, jmcquown >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 1/26/2016 2:43 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
> >>> jmcquown > wrote:
> >>>> On 1/26/2016 1:44 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
> >>>>> jmcquown > wrote:
> >>>>>> Was it you who brought up GoodRx.com? If so, thank you! I couldn't
> >>>>>> find any discounts available for my Rx at the pharmacy I use until this
> >>>>>> month. A week or so ago I got an email, there's a discount available at
> >>>>>> *** for your prescription. I printed the coupon, took it to the
> >>>>>> pharmacy. It saved me $30 on top of the discount Rx card I have. Thank
> >>>>>> you!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Jill
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I love that app, too! One of my meds is $1400 PER MONTH, and another is
> >>>>> $1500 every three months!
> >>>>>
> >>>> Um, this wasn't an app but if they have one, great! I printed the
> >>>> coupon. It sure saved me money on that prescription. So thanks, Janet!
> >>>>
> >>>> Jill
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Yes, there's a phone app too.
> >>>
> >> That's a good thing, then. Those are extremely steep prices, jinx!
> >> Maybe shop pharmacies? I get my meds in a three month supply. I
> >> checked the prices at Walgreens (forget about it!), Rite Aid, CVS. I
> >> didn't bother with WalMart. Then I checked Publix. You could have
> >> knocked me over with a feather. A supermarket pharmacy is cheaper? Yep!
> >>
> >> When I presented the GoodRx coupon the pharmacy tech was a tad clueless.
> >> I told her I'd never tried to use one of these (printed) coupons
> >> before but it was specific to Publix pharmacy and specific to the
> >> quantity and dosage. She was dubious. She asked another tech who said,
> >> "Try it. If it works it works, if it doesn't it doesn't." (DUH!)
> >>
> >> I've run into that with other coupons from time to time. A clerk at the
> >> Family Dollar was unfamiliar with printable coupons. She asked another
> >> clerk who pretty much told her the same thing. If it works, it works.
> >> (I don't understand what's so difficult about this concept.)
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > I think that just means that there are not a lot of people in your
> > area that are clued in to GoodRx. I was dubious the first time I took
> > a coupon to Walgreens but the clerk handled it without comment. The
> > next time I went in the print on my cell was too small for the clerk
> > to read and she just had me read off the numbers to her. The pharmacy
> > will compare both prices for me (insurance vs. GoodRx) and give me the
> > lowest one.
> > Janet US
> >
> True, many of them aren't clued in to GoodRx. But I have found
> Walgreens to be the most expensive pharmacy around. I will not deal
> with them.
>
> Jill

Walgreens is in cahoots with Big Pharma, who is the real overly priced cost driver for U.S. prescriptions!! Elect Bernie Sanders for POTUS 2016 and together WE can force some much needed change in the U.S. health care delivery system in the U.S.!!

John Kuthe...

On Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 9:06:43 AM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
> On 1/27/2016 6:32 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 11:42:04 PM UTC-5, Janet B wrote:
> >
> >> Apparently
> >> most of the drugs I take come in blister packs from Walmart and they
> >> were so child protected that my husband couldn't get some of the packs
> >> open. I finally tore the package apart with a pliers. The blisters
> >> were tiny and didn't always disgorge the pills. I'm done with that.
> >> Give me a bottle with pills inside.
> >> Janet US
> >
> > My husband made a device to slice open the blister pack. It's a
> > small electric screwdriver fitted with a head that he milled.
> > Works only on round pills, but that's what he takes. He's
> > ingenious.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> Ingenious, yes! Still, one shouldn't have to go to such extremes to
> break into a blister pack in order to take medication. It's insane how
> "child proof" they make some of these things.

It's not just child-proofing. In some cases, it's to protect the
coating on the pills. Some medications really must make it into
the intestine more-or-less intact, and the coating keeps it from
being destroyed in the stomach. If the coating is busted up (as
I've seen happen on loose pills), the medicine can't do its job
properly.

Cindy Hamilton

lucretiaborgia wrote:
>Cindy Hamilton
>>Janet B wrote:
>>
>>> Apparently
>>> most of the drugs I take come in blister packs from Walmart and they
>>> were so child protected that my husband couldn't get some of the packs
>>> open. I finally tore the package apart with a pliers. The blisters
>>> were tiny and didn't always disgorge the pills. I'm done with that.
>>> Give me a bottle with pills inside.
>>> Janet US
>>
>>My husband made a device to slice open the blister pack. It's a
>>small electric screwdriver fitted with a head that he milled.
>>Works only on round pills, but that's what he takes. He's
>>ingenious.
>>
>>Cindy Hamilton
>
>I made a fuss years ago when all Davids arthritis meds came in 'child
>safety packs' that were incredibly hard to open. The final outcome
>was you could take responsibility yourself and ask the pharmacist not
>to put them in child safety packs, but loose in a bottle.

The local pharmacy here uses bottles with reversable caps, one side is
a safety cap that one needs to press down while turning... flip the
cap over and it works like an ordinary cap, no pressing/squeezing. I
hate those mouth wash bottles that need to be squeezed to open, I cut
off those little plastic tabs. All the pills I've seen in blister
packs just need the pill pushed through the foil seal at the bottom,
or there's a corner tab one simply needs to bend back and peel off.
The Prilosec blister packs were a bit difficult, I used scissors to
cut part way around the tablet and it dropped right out. Anyone who
uses Prilosec regularly knows it can become costly... even though it's
OTC there is a Rx version, very inexpensive, ask your doctor to write
for Omeprazole.
http://www.everydayhealth.com/drugs/prilosec
A lot of food bottle safety seals are very difficult to remove, they
have a foil thingie welded on that has a little plastic handle to lift
up to help peel off the foil, hardly ever works, the handle part
breaks off or it leaves most of the foil... requires surgery to remove
with a sharp knife... Heinz Ketchup is very guilty of that one. I've
never seen a pill blister pack that requires a machine tool to open...
can you post a web site for that medication?

On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 12:36:14 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 03:32:14 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 11:42:04 PM UTC-5, Janet B wrote:
>>
>> My husband made a device to slice open the blister pack. It's a
>> small electric screwdriver fitted with a head that he milled.
>> Works only on round pills, but that's what he takes. He's
>> ingenious.
>
>I use an Exacto knife. I slit open one edge of every one in the sheet
>all at the same time, then just pop them out as I need them.
>
>It ironic how the OTC cold meds have the strongest, most difficult to
>open blisters while a sheet of Demerol or Ritalin is covered with a
>thin layer of foil and just pop right out with no special tools.
>
>-sw

It isn't just the blister pack itself. The pack comes in a sleeved
box. The only way to get the blister pack out is to push down on a
button on one end of the box (depresses a plastic 'lever' inside)
while pulling the blister pack out on the other side. The buttons are
often not aligned properly, or the interior lever doesn't work and the
boxes themselves are constructed of double card board with a lot of
folds so as to make them almost impossible to cut or tear. The
blisters are tiny as are the pills and the plastic 'blister' doesn't
want to cave in as it should. When you finally free a pill, more
often than not, it goes flying. This isn't like popping a piece of
gum or similar. That I could live with.
Janet US

On 1/27/2016 11:36 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> a sheet of Demerol or Ritalin is covered with a
> thin layer of foil
You criminally STALK and ABUSE women, you sick little dwarfy man!

Here's what you did when you went all over the Usenet impersonating the
well-liked regular named "sf" and posting all her personal data on the
net against her will, including her:

* home address
* age
* cell phone number
* husband's name

etc.

YOU did that, you evil *******!

And then you had the hubris to actually GLOAT about in public saying:

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Wed, 25 Nov 2015 21:18:00 -0600
MicroPlanet-Gravity/3.0.4



She should call the cops. I've already publicly admitted it is me so
a conviction should be a piece of cake and then forging would stop.
So what's stopping her? I think she suffers from Bovism - she just
loves the attention and drama and screw the rest of the group.

-sw

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And before that you literally stalked poor Omelet, a local Auustin
favorite, right off the Usenet!

In your worst moment ever you actually begged her to KILL you:

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ost
>
3/18/2011 3:49 PM
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Sorry I don't fit either of your Ideal Psycho Pal Profiles.

-sw
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I'd prefer you use a sniper rifle on me from a few hundred yards away.
There you go - a reason for you to buy yet another gun and ammo.

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Then after having your nose rubbed in your filthy criminal stalking you
came back with, not an apology, nor the slightest remorse, just this:


"The facebook group is much more pleasant."


But we all know that's only because you cower over there in mortal fear
of being booted by the FB admins.

You're _so done_ here virus, I mean really ****ing done.

I'm making you a project like no other, expect a lot more of your evil
abuse and hatred to be aired for all to see here.

And we both know there's a google archive full of your hatred of women
just waiting to be hung out on the virtual clothesline to dry.

Enjoy then, you rotten, worthless misogynistic *******!