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2. actually the math is correct (sort of)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 01:04 PM

Dec 9

the medication is actually 12x as expensive here not 12x cheaper in Europe. But 12x is actually correct (where the issue is, is one vs 3 months)

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Woman buys medication from Europe for 1/12th the US cost [View all] Mr.WeRP Dec 9 OP

Check your math. And good afternoon. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 #1

actually the math is correct (sort of) dsc Dec 9 #2

1500 % 120 12.5. Mr.WeRP Dec 9 #3

May I interest you in some Bitcoin I've just minted? NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 #4

I get it was my choice of words, not the math Mr.WeRP Dec 9 #6

Big difference. Thanks. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 #9

Did they give her $6,000 to take the medicine off their hands? sarisataka Dec 9 #5

So cost is only $40/month versus $500/month in US IrishBubbaLiberal Dec 9 #7

The sad truth is that politicians on both sides malaise Dec 9 #24

I have chronic shingles Sundance1220 Dec 9 #8

Thanks for the tip Sundance1220 Dec 9 #14

Yes. It must be a current script. Autumn Dec 9 #18

That's another reason I use the Europe option Sundance1220 Dec 9 #19

Same here crimycarny Dec 9 #17

Wow, I had no idea canetoad Dec 9 #12

If it's the tiny tube, it's around $6 USD Sundance1220 Dec 9 #13

So the real risk is criminal prosecution Mr.WeRP Dec 9 #15

Not 100% true--at least not if you order from Canada crimycarny Dec 9 #16

That is an agency guideline - which contradicts the statute. Ms. Toad Dec 9 #23

It is a very gray area crimycarny Dec 9 #26

The fact that you have been doing it doesn't mean it is legal. Ms. Toad Dec 9 #22

The foreseeable future is coming. nocoincidences Dec 9 #27