I had a Prostatectomy in August of 2009. One of the consequences of that operation is a tendency towards impotence since the nerves that control erections are seriously disturbed by the process of removing the Prostate Gland.
If you are marginally impotent, as I was, following the surgery, Erectile Disfunction drugs like Cialis are indicated. And they are, in fact a great help.
But the prices of Cialis is astronomical.
I’ve tried ordering the cheaper generic stuff from India but, in truth, I have no confidence in it nor to I think it works.
So, that left me with ordering it in New Zealand or in the U.S. New Zealand doesn’t subsidize Cialis as part of their medical system so they are simply charging U.S. prices with a shipment markup added.
In the USA, for 45 – 20mg pills, the cost is $1100+ USD. Ouch! I paid that last year when I was here and this time, I thought I’d have to do the same.
But, I had a trip up to Canada scheduled to visit a good friend of mine and, in the course of things, I found myself with most of a day to kill here while my friend was at work one day.
I decided to see if I could do better price-wise on Cialis here.
The bottom line is, “yes”, I could do better. I paid only 60% of the US price here and got the ‘real deal’ Cialis from the genuine U.S. pharmaceutical firm that makes it.
If you need this stuff and live anywhere near the Canadian border, this is worth knowing about.
Get a U.S. prescription (original copy) and bring it to a Canadian walk-in clinic. Pay the $60 CDN (your price may vary) to see a doctor and ask him to rewrite the prescription as a Canadian prescription. Then carry that to a Canadian pharmacy and you’ve saved yourself 40% off the U.S. prices.
Why are U.S. prices so high? Such an obvious question and none of our elected representatives (elected to supposedly represent our interests) can tell you. Maybe it is all those Big Pharma donations that helped get them elected?
Dennis
The price is higher in the US because the bulk of the R&D cost are applied to US sales. Canada buys US made pharmacuticals at a much lower price for consumption in Canada because the R&D is not applied to them. That saving is passed allong to the consumer in Canada. This formula is apllied to much of the world outside of the US. M