"Nunya Bidnits" > wrote:
> Nick Cramer said:
> > Turns out my sinuses are completely stuffed and blocked.
> > He sent me to an ears, nose, throat doc. I'm now taking an antibiotic
> > (Augmentin) and Nasonex ($$$). Get another sinus CT in a month and
> > see the e.n.t guy a few days later. Gotta get this done before
> > Obamacare kicks in.
>
> There's a generic spray, based on Flonase, that is much cheaper, and does
> exactly the same thing as Nasonex. It's called flucitasone proprionate. I
> know it works because I have bad allergies and use the stuff all the
> time.
>
> ENTs are notorious for being beholden to the big drug companies, the kind
> of predatory alliance that makes me wish Obamacare would hurry up. But
> regardless, if the ENT doesn't want to give you the generic, I bet your
> GP will. That's where I get mine.

Thanks, Marty. My co-pay for 17 gms of Nasonex is $34! I'll re-fill it with
the generic.

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