Nicotine Transdermal patches
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>: Pharmacists,
>: Does anyone know where these patches are available at
>: the best price? It seems that at ca $30 a 7 pack there
>: would be lots of room for discount, and lots of potential
>: savings for the consumer.
>You're going to have to wait until the generics are approved for sale,
>does anyone know when this will be for either Nicorette or the patches?
>Right now, the brand-name mfr's have you over a barrel and are going to
>be able to get away with extortion.
You probably won't see much of a discount when generics come out as
long as cigarettes are priced the way they are. The way the
companies priced them is based on the cost of cigarettes--that's a
fact! Price did not decrease on the OTC switch......
David Moll, PharmD, RPh
Clinical Pharmacist Consultant
www.wnwcorp.com/pharmca
