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Amoxicillin is often free at grocery store pharmacies. This has to be an exaggeration. https://www.goodrx.com/amoxicillin https://www.goodrx.com/amoxicillin

crankylinuxuser 9y ago
> Amoxicillin is often free at grocery store pharmacies. This has to be an exaggeration. You're right. IF the gatekeeper (read: primary care physician) prescribes the drugs, they are cheap or free. Do you know how much a doctor visit is? --------------------------------- EDIT: because of braindead HN throttling, responding to you tptacek I've been there, where I didn't have $20 in my pocket, let alone $100. So have others. I found this https://www.amazon.com/AmoxFin-500MG-50CT/dp/B077GGQH72/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1517597932&sr=8-1&keywords=fish+antibiotic https://www.amazon.com/AmoxFin-500MG-50CT/dp/B077GGQH72/ref=... "Great product with quick delivery. My fish felt better without having to go to the doctor." "Everyone healthy now. No need to take the fish to the doctor. Male angelfish learned a good lesson and now healthy again. Great Product." "Same pill markings as the real ones the fish doctor gives me (only 1 ingredient). Saved me a $300 visit to the fish practitioner who owns his own chain of upscale fish clinics. Who needs single payer? I have amazon PRIME, baby." "This is exactly what the “Vet” would prescribe. The pills match the correct color and code for the right stuff needed to treat bacterial infection for “fish”."
- tptacek 9y ago
  $80-$100 at the Walgreens Take Care clinic, or at CVS's equivalent.
  - trevyn 9y ago
    There's also an app that does $99 housecalls -- heal.com I suspect you could find "telemedicine" services that would prescribe an antibiotic for less.
  - emodendroket 9y ago
    I imagine that for the kind of person who does not have health insurance $100 is a pretty substantial out-of-pocket expense.
    - tptacek 9y ago
      I'm just answering the question, not making a value judgement.
- kendallpark 9y ago
  > You're right. IF the gatekeeper (read: primary care physician) prescribes the drugs, they are cheap or free. I've been there as well. Physicians typically have a sliding scale options and payment plans. It is not uncommon for docs to fudge billing codes, give out copious amount of free "samples," and see patients after hours to help patients afford care. They're not all greedy gatekeepers. There are also free clinics for the uninsured. The best thing is to have a good relationship with a PCP who will pull strings for you. Most people aren't aware what their actual options are, which is a problem that needs to be addressed. The system is broken and that also desperately needs to be addressed. But it's not a straight up binary choice between $300 vs self-treating with fish antibiotics.

crankylinuxuser 9y ago

> Amoxicillin is often free at grocery store pharmacies. This has to be an exaggeration. You're right. IF the gatekeeper (read: primary care physician) prescribes the drugs, they are cheap or free. Do you know how much a doctor visit is? --------------------------------- EDIT: because of braindead HN throttling, responding to you tptacek I've been there, where I didn't have $20 in my pocket, let alone $100. So have others. I found this https://www.amazon.com/AmoxFin-500MG-50CT/dp/B077GGQH72/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1517597932&sr=8-1&keywords=fish+antibiotic https://www.amazon.com/AmoxFin-500MG-50CT/dp/B077GGQH72/ref=... "Great product with quick delivery. My fish felt better without having to go to the doctor." "Everyone healthy now. No need to take the fish to the doctor. Male angelfish learned a good lesson and now healthy again. Great Product." "Same pill markings as the real ones the fish doctor gives me (only 1 ingredient). Saved me a $300 visit to the fish practitioner who owns his own chain of upscale fish clinics. Who needs single payer? I have amazon PRIME, baby." "This is exactly what the “Vet” would prescribe. The pills match the correct color and code for the right stuff needed to treat bacterial infection for “fish”."

tptacek 9y ago
$80-$100 at the Walgreens Take Care clinic, or at CVS's equivalent.
- trevyn 9y ago
  There's also an app that does $99 housecalls -- heal.com I suspect you could find "telemedicine" services that would prescribe an antibiotic for less.
- emodendroket 9y ago
  I imagine that for the kind of person who does not have health insurance $100 is a pretty substantial out-of-pocket expense.
  - tptacek 9y ago
    I'm just answering the question, not making a value judgement.
kendallpark 9y ago
> You're right. IF the gatekeeper (read: primary care physician) prescribes the drugs, they are cheap or free. I've been there as well. Physicians typically have a sliding scale options and payment plans. It is not uncommon for docs to fudge billing codes, give out copious amount of free "samples," and see patients after hours to help patients afford care. They're not all greedy gatekeepers. There are also free clinics for the uninsured. The best thing is to have a good relationship with a PCP who will pull strings for you. Most people aren't aware what their actual options are, which is a problem that needs to be addressed. The system is broken and that also desperately needs to be addressed. But it's not a straight up binary choice between $300 vs self-treating with fish antibiotics.