I had a visit to my local friendly urologist today. (Past BPH problem. All fixed now.) He told me that Viagra goes off patent later this year and that a generic version would be available. In fact, he said, some pharmacies are selling it now. It will still be prescription only, but at a price much reduced from the current price, perhaps as little as 10% of current price.
I got a prescription and will soon find out if this is all true. I'll have to drive 40 miles to the participating pharmacy, but, hey, that's $5 a pill vs. $50 a pill. I think that would be worth the drive.
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last commentI wouldn't depend on that guy for info about low priced ED drugs. Canadian and Mexican generic drugs abound. I pay 75 cents per pill for 100mg generic Viagra. PM me and I'll send the link.
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My experience with mail order from India and Mexico is that I suspect the dosage is diminished. I have to take 200 mg to equal 100 mg of prescription medication.
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Legal generic Viagra is supposed to be available in December of this year under an agreement with Pfizer. I have forgotten the name of the company but they will be paying Pfizer a royalty for the use. I don't expect this royalty to be cheap. So I don't think that there will be a huge decrease in price. But I hope that there is enough that more insurance companies and especially Medicare will start covering it. Otherwise I'll continue to order from India even though I do agree with gawker.
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If Viagra is still on patent then not a single one of you is buying generic viagra. If it is made overseas its more likely closer to a placebo. If you have decent medical insurance its $1 a dose.
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Have bought the outrageously price Pfizer product in the past and compared it multiple times to the Indian manufactured Cipla product that I now purchase. I did this comparison on consecutive uses. NO difference for me. If fact, I felt the ~ $0.94 / 100 mg Cipla product worked better.
Here is some info from GoodRx (where I compare other prescription prices) that agrees because of Teva's exclusive agreement the price may not come down all that much:
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BTW: One other option if your doctor is willing (mine was) is to have him write you a script for Sildenafil and get it filled at a legal US mail order pharmacy for a hell of a lot less than Pfizer Viagra but, still not as cheap as Cipla product bought internationally. I use Health Warehouse in Kentucky.
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I pay less than $2 a dose and it's mailed to my house.
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@suckstar: I thought you were only in your 40s. Seems a little young to be taking Viagra. Unless, like a true rockstar, you've had some problems with other drugs over your life.
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I've had access to Mexican pharmacies for years an'd never paid more than 80 cents per 100 mg pill. Tried branded Viagra as well, exactly the same effect on me.
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I paid about $1.50 per 100 mg from India and it works exactly the same as Pfizer brand for me. I could have paid less but got a small quantity first to try it out. But I should have waited, I was in Mexico recently and it's cheaper and easy to get there.
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Marley drugs in NC. 100mg sildenafil for $10. Been using it for a couple weeks now.
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DeerHunter:
One 100 mg pill costs you $10 USD?
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marleydrug.com
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I buy generic viagra at Walmart with a doctor script. It is for Revatio 20 mg (aka sildenafil). It isn't labeled for ED, only for pulmonary arterial hypertension, but it is the same chemical, just a slightly smaller dose. It is $3 a pill at Walmart cash for me. My ins doesnt cover ED.
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They are 20mg pills at $2.00/each
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20 mg is pretty low. I usually want 25 or 50, so I buy 50 and split them if needed. One time I bought 100 mg but splitting them in to four equal parts is nearly impossible. $10 for 100 mg is ridiculously expensive.
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I did try the India pharmacy stuff. I'd agree seems a bit weaker, but effective.
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