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[Johnsond]

Strep A antibiotics skyrocket as prices 'hiked up to take advantage' of demand

APPLE.NEWS

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The cost of antibiotics needed to treat Strep A has skyrocketed - as industry professionals claim...

Somethings don’t change, that will be those wonderful pharmaceutical companies so many applauded not missing an opportunity again. 

Edited December 9, 2022 by Johnsond

[GarethM]

It like the American debacle with insulin.

A patent given to the people by the Inventor  for the token $1. Effectively produced like brewing beer, jacked up the prices in the USA $100 Vs Canada $12.

 

You don't have to wear a tin foil hat to know when the world and his dog and treating you like the village bike.

[trigger_andy]

1 hour ago, Johnsond said:

Strep A antibiotics skyrocket as prices 'hiked up to take advantage' of demand

APPLE.NEWS

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The cost of antibiotics needed to treat Strep A has skyrocketed - as industry professionals claim...

Somethings don’t change, that will be those wonderful pharmaceutical companies so many applauded not missing an opportunity again. 

 Both  my wee ones down with Strep A symptoms. In and out of serious fever for near on a week now. Put on not the regular 5 day antibiotic course but a seven day course. 
 

Our local Surgery used to be 6 full time Doctors. It’s now down to 1 doctor and one nurse, oh, and reception where you you have to tell the lassie on the phone your private details.   😳 

 

And some bright spark stated my daughter won’t get a Mortgage 🤣

[Mesterh]

22 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

 Both  my wee ones down with Strep A symptoms. In and out of serious fever for near on a week now. Put on not the regular 5 day antibiotic course but a seven day course. 
 

Our local Surgery used to be 6 full time Doctors. It’s now down to 1 doctor and one nurse, oh, and reception where you you have to tell the lassie on the phone your private details.   😳 

 

And some bright spark stated my daughter won’t get a Mortgage 🤣

Earninng the vast sums of money that you do, not that you don't like to talk about it, I would have thought that you would have gone private?

 

Joking aside, I hope your kids get better soon.

 

I can't fault our doctors tbh, straight in to be seen if needed after a very brief phone call, and private hospital treatment if necessary. Post code lottery tastic.

 

[trigger_andy]

6 minutes ago, Mesterh said:

Earninng the vast sums of money that you do, not that you don't like to talk about it, I would have thought that you would have gone private?

 

Joking aside, I hope your kids get better soon.

 

I can't fault our doctors tbh, straight in to be seen if needed after a very brief phone call, and private hospital treatment if necessary. Post code lottery tastic.

 

Cheers.  

 

We are private through my employer. Thankfully for the wee ones it’s not been tested yet. Mentioning their age always gets you priority with the Surgery. 
 

But the speed in the degradation of services offered is an eye opener. I can only assume the other Docs have gone private, they were not retirement age that’s for sure. We’re in a small bit fairly prosperous Scottish market town that is generally trouble free. If we’re seeing this here I can only imagine how it is elsewhere. 
 

Thankfully I just use an app that puts me right through to a specialist who basically asks for my insurance number and what I’d like him/her to do. 😁

[Johnsond]

6 hours ago, trigger_andy said:

Cheers.  

 

We are private through my employer. Thankfully for the wee ones it’s not been tested yet. Mentioning their age always gets you priority with the Surgery. 
 

But the speed in the degradation of services offered is an eye opener. I can only assume the other Docs have gone private, they were not retirement age that’s for sure. We’re in a small bit fairly prosperous Scottish market town that is generally trouble free. If we’re seeing this here I can only imagine how it is elsewhere. 
 

Thankfully I just use an app that puts me right through to a specialist who basically asks for my insurance number and what I’d like him/her to do. 😁

Hope they get over it quickly Andy. 

[Mull]

Just seen the on the news that England are out of the World Cup, oh dear, how sad, never mind. 

[Johnsond]

10 hours ago, Mull said:

Just seen the on the news that England are out of the World Cup, oh dear, how sad, never mind. 

That’s all that needs saying really

Edited December 11, 2022 by Johnsond

[Mull]

11 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

That’s all that needs saying really

Yes, that’s quite sad. But it doesn’t detract from the utter joy of seeing England papped out the competition and these pathetic pundits being put back in their box. Sublime🙂

[Johnsond]

1 hour ago, Mull said:

Yes, that’s quite sad. But it doesn’t detract from the utter joy of seeing England papped out the competition and these pathetic pundits being put back in their box. Sublime🙂

Ok Mull, well if that’s what really fills your life and existence full of joy and happiness crack on, I can’t really blame you as you are obviously a child of the past 14 years of SNP failure and indoctrination where lack of achievement or success is deflected and justified by a blame the English for everything doctrine. I thought it was a good game myself.  
As an aside Mull I’m currently on Uist working and quite frankly it’s understandable why you have a drink issue. 

Edited December 11, 2022 by Johnsond