Zrytec has gone OTC (Over-the-Counter). Still costs about $30.00 for 45. So, I'll keep getting the Canadian version, Reactine, for $60 for a year's supply (360).
Next up, I guess, will be Allegra (which is already OTC in Canada).
[Edit: Approval was also granted for generic manufacture, so we can expect to see those appearing (and price-dropping) in the next few months.]
Not likely - too high a chance for significant side effects such as the interaction with nitrates, the vision/hearing problems that some people can have.
Yay! I need a break from loratadine - I find if I take any of the less-sedating antihistamines for too long, they lose effectiveness. Oh, and technically speaking - as I recall, Reactine isn't generic, that's the actual brand name for cetirizine HCL in Canada. Where are you getting it for that price, I have to wonder...!
I wonder how long it will take before Costco has an uber-cheap house brand version on the shelves, like they do with loratadine....
Costco: the patent will have expire in order to allow generic manufacture.
Get the large Canadian web pharmacies, eg CanadaPharmacy.com and CanPharm.com. Prices vary a fair amount, which they do between US chains also (With the exception of the Target/W-M $4.00 list, I've found the best prices at Costco, especially on drugs that have a generic form.)
Um - it did. On Dec. 25, 2007, the patent on cetirizine expired.
In any case - while Costco apparently doesn't have a house brand yet, they're apparently going to be selling 75 tabs of the brand name for about what other places are getting for 45 tabs. Or so says their website.
Now if they'd only greenlight Nasonex over the counter, it'd be all good. That's seriously the only thing that has ensured consistent, season-long relief for me.
You might still need to take an antihistamine, but Singulair makes a huge difference for me. Now, if only they could figure out a way to do once or twice daily dosing of something that does the job of cromolyn sodium (Nasocrom, Intal, etc.).
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I wonder how long it will take before Costco has an uber-cheap house brand version on the shelves, like they do with loratadine....
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Get the large Canadian web pharmacies, eg CanadaPharmacy.com and CanPharm.com. Prices vary a fair amount, which they do between US chains also (With the exception of the Target/W-M $4.00 list, I've found the best prices at Costco, especially on drugs that have a generic form.)
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In any case - while Costco apparently doesn't have a house brand yet, they're apparently going to be selling 75 tabs of the brand name for about what other places are getting for 45 tabs. Or so says their website.
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I usually use Nasacort AQ (which is prescription and $$$), or Clarinex (OTC in Canada as Aerius).
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Maybe I can get my doc to gimme samples of Singulair since it's approved for allergic rhinitis as well as asthma. If it works, I cut those three out.
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Don't mind me. I just woke up.
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30 for $19. Not bad.
This past Monday, I had two pills left and had to renew when we saw the commercial for the OTC version. Glad I didn't renew. ($75 versus $20.)
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I need to get Aciphex b/c BCBS is hounding me to go on a generic.