HAY MAKER":2y2c25ae said:
I have developed a touch of high blood pressure and the doc wants me to take medicine for it, I aint much on takin medicine but he says Im gonna have trouble if I dont.
Well I have an old neighbor that gets his outa Canada and I thought I would see if anyone here has any suggestions about the quality and price, maybe a store that they been using ?
I dont have any insurance for drugs, never had a need, all I have is a policy through Farm Bureau, they dont do drugs...............thanks in advance.
Good luck
PS I was tryin to ask this on Ranchersnet too, but I see Macon been workin on the site again :?
Hay Maker
My folks are both alive - Dad 82 and Mom 79.
The drugs they take are mostly made in the US of A. The drug stores here are essentially the same as your own.
There are - yeah, this was true last year and I suspect still is - bus tours that come to Canada for seniors and they buy drugs like crazy. That is why they come. Most of our stuff used to be far cheaper - even if made in the US of A, but now your dollar has fallen drastically and ours has climbed - so I do not know.
Spend 10 bucks and ask. I have no personal gain in any of this other than to give you some info, but you can call the store below and ask what their prices are if you like.
By the way - called mom - just for you my friend - and asked her about what she takes for her blood pressure and what she pays and where she buys it. Here is the low down:
The drug name is - "Vasotec" (company name I suppose)
The active ingredient is - "enalapril maleate" (pretty fancy words so I got her to spell it)
The dose is one pill in the morning and one pill at night
She gets it from a privately owned pharmacy called Johnsons Pharmacy - located on the main street of her town
That telephone number is 613 473 4112
She told me she thought the pills cost about a hundred bucks for a bottle of 180 pills
She used to take one a day for the past ten years but had a mild stroke a couple of years ago - luckily a good recovery and now she takes two a day
I know darned well you could call that pharmacist and get all the answers you need. All it would take is a bit of your time.
As for quality and pricing - well the quality will be as good or better as the medicines used in your country - we have been supplying drugs to the US of A for years. Most of the drug companies up here are owned by you guys.
Give them a shout - I plan to PM you this info and put it up on Cattlemans if I do not see a response by tomorrow morning.
Best to you
Bez