Pharmaceutical help

georgmicrodong
Just a fat, creepy old pervert.
For those who need a little assistance from time to time, I just saw a placard at my local Wal-Mart Pharmacy proclaiming a price drop for Levitra from $18 per pill to $9. Don't know if that's a general thing from the makers, or just Wal-Mart being nice to seedy old perverts.

Levitra's patent doesn't expire until 2018, so this may also be an attempt by the maker to expand sales before Viagra, which supposedly dominates the market, goes off patent in early 2012.

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harrydave
14 years ago
The best bargains can be found on the Internet with the generic manufacturers from India. While not legal for import into the US (wink wink), prices are much lower. For example, generic Viagra runs $1.25 to $1.50 a pill.
georgmicrodong
14 years ago
HD: If they are actually the same drug as Viagra/Cialis/Levitra (and they may be, China's courts have conveniently ruled that at least Pfizer's patent is invalid in China, and I believe the UK did the same), then they are indeed a good deal. I'm not betting on it, giving the crap I've seen coming out of China. At least here in the U.S., there's a higher probability of quality control.
bostonarea
14 years ago
I've had success with an outfit in India, alldaychemist.com. They sell generic viagra & levitra dirt cheap. I've gotten excellent results from both. The generic viagra costs about $12 for 20 pills! (Note: shipping is a flat $25 for express mail regardless of order size)

They are an honorable company that has been around a while, google them to see reviews.
snowtime
14 years ago
Not exactly on topic but I had a new prescription for an enlarged prostate drug last week and went to Kroger to fill it. The doctor had prescribed the generic drug (tamsulosin) and I was shocked when I had to pay $122 for a 30 day supply. A day or so later I got on the phone and Costco had the same thing for $24. I went back to Kroger and they gave me a refund for the difference. If you have insurance this may not matter to you. If you are like me and don't have coverage it sure pays to shop around.
samsung1
14 years ago
haha GMD, there is a walmart across the street from columbus gold and vanity strip club. I was there at their pharmacy buying some sinus relief medication and saw that Levitra sign as well. I wonder if it is a national campaign and why walmart is willing to risk their family friendly image on selling more levitra. I know they had some issues about selling explicit dirty rap CDs a while ago
samsung1
14 years ago
free 3 day trial of levitra:
https://www.levitra.com/three/threeforfr…
Player11
14 years ago
I question if Levitra is as effective as Vigra. Take a Viagra 100 mg cut it in half with a pill cutter diagonal. Take one half if not sure there will be sex (trip to extas friendly club)with the other in reserve. If your meeting one for otc, take both halves an hour before. Empty stomach is best or it may take long for it to absorb into bloodstream. It will usually last 12 hours or more. A frind of mine who has tried them all and also does strippers prefers viagra.
samsung1
14 years ago
That is a good idea to save money by splitting the Viagra tablets. It has been years since I last checked the prices, but at the time the 50mg and the 100mg strengths were the same price per tablet.
samsung1
14 years ago
Pumpkin Pie -- The New Viagra?

Okay ladies, throw away the pecan pies, chocolate meringues, and apple pie. What your man really wants is pumpkin pie. And not just for the taste. According to a recent study, pumpkin pie makes men randy.

Ooo, Thanksgiving just got a whole lot sexier.

Men between the ages of 18 to 64 were given 40 aromas to sniff and scientists determined which aroused them the most based off of blood flow to the penis. The winner was an intoxicating fragrance of pumpkin pie.

Though it's unclear exactly why it had that effect, scientists think it has to do with reducing anxiety. "By reducing anxiety, it acted to remove inhibitions.” Which makes sense. I know I'm much more happier when I'm stuffing my face with a big piece of pumpkin pie. They also noted that though we're tossing out the sexiest part when we make the pies because the seeds themselves are very rich in zinc, which increases testosterone, making pumpkin seeds is a heck of an aphrodisiac for men.

At this point, I just gotta wonder -- what aren't men turned on by? It seems like every other week there's another stupid ass study coming out staking claim of weird turn-ons. Let's face it, men are pretty simple creatures to begin with and their penis usually has an even (smaller) mind of its own. Most have to consciously think of something super unsexy just to avoid an early orgasm -- cucumbers getting fiercely chopped up, poopy diapers ... I was told by an ex once that he thought of his dog getting hit by a car (something every gal wants to hear that her boyfriend thinks during sex, right?). And I guess now we know pumpkin pies are not one of those items on the ever decreasing "unsexy list." Who knew?

Another interesting tidbit that I plucked from the study: the aroma that created the least amount of penile blood flow was cranberry. At least we know what to serve at Thanksgiving this year, right?

http://thestir.cafemom.com/love_sex/1129…
sharkhunter
14 years ago
The last study I read about increasing blood flow indicated cinnamon increased blood flow the most. I believe these studies might be influenced by what kind of favorite foods people have.
troop
14 years ago
studies are usually slanted towards the results/agenda that the studiers or backers of the study want to portray.

in other words..
20 studies of the same thing by 20 different studiers could have 20 different results.
jester214
14 years ago
Walmart often has great deals on the more Generic brands. At one point they were offering hundreds of generics for $4 per.
georgmicrodong
14 years ago
"Let's face it, men are pretty simple creatures to begin with and their penis usually has an even (smaller) mind of its own."

My wife and I were perusing the magazine rack at the store a week or so ago, and Cosmo had a headline on the cover that said "Secrets of Male Arousal".

I turned to my wife and said "Secrets? What's so secret about getting naked and playing with his dick?"
shadowcat
14 years ago
I just checked with the pharmacy at the Kroger store where I get my RXs filled. He had not heard of that and said that, that price was below cost. There must be a catch to the Walmart price.

I know that TUSCL_Brother was getting Viagra from a Canadian outlet for about half the U.S. cost but for me buying drugs from an internet source is just too risky. I'll stay with my Viagra at $20 a pop. What the hell. Most of us pay that much for a lap dance.
Philip A. Stein
14 years ago
Dong, you get half credit on your Walmart pharm analysis. Yes, Walmart is moving horizontally to expand their ED market to Levitra.

They're also trying to expand vertically. Half of diabetics use ED drugs. Walmart knows that if they can get your boner pills, they'll have your other meds.
georgmicrodong
14 years ago
I was positing that it was Glaxo-Smith-Klein doing the price reduction, trying to get more market penetration before the Viagra patent expires and gets cheap. However, it makes sense that Wal-Mart could be doing the same thing for the reasons you state. Hell, maybe *both* are in play. Bayer/GSK might have given WM a price break based on volume promises or something.

I know that *I* am certainly going to ask my doctor to switch me over the next time I see him.
samsung1
14 years ago
A warning of safety for people who order ED drugs online instead of going to their doctor/pharmacy, if you are taking any Nitrate drugs like Nitroglycerin, Isosorbide dinitrate/mononitrate avoid use of Vitamin V (Viagra or Cialis). Use 24 hours apart from each other if really necessary.
samsung1
14 years ago
A guy went into his pharmacy and asked if they sold erectile-dysfunction pills. Upon receiving an affirmative, the guy asked, "Can I get it over the counter?"
"Hmmm," mused the pharmacist. "Maybe if you took two pills."
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