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The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company (MCCPDC) is a registered pharmaceutical wholesaler and purchases drugs directly from manufacturers, bypassing middlemen to lower the price of more than 100 medications, it said in a statement.

For example, the leukemia drug imatinib is priced at $47 a month on MCCPDC compared to the $9,657 retail price.

MCCPDC CEO Alex Oshmyansky reached out to Cuban with an idea for a low-cost generic drug company in a cold email. It was launched in January last year. They were motivated in part by “Pharma Bro” Martin Shrkeli’s outrage-producing price hike of the lifesaving drug Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 per tablet while Shrkeli was CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals. Cuban told Forbes last year the pricing for generic drugs was “ridiculous.” He said he decided to put his name on the company to “show capitalism can be compassionate and to send the message I am all in.” It’s not clear how much he had invested in the company.

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please note that prices are location dependent on goodrx—it shows you the options at pharmacies near your location. i’m in pittsburgh, pa; if you’re in a different part of the country and you try this, you may get slightly (or wildly) different numbers. 

fluoxetine is generic prozac. thirty 20mg capsules costs $12.80 at my cheapest local pharmacy. costplus has it for $3.90.

atorvastatin is generic lipitor. thirty 40mg tablets is $10.95 at my cheapest local pharmacy. costplus has it for $4.20.

omeprazole is generic prilosec. thirty 20mg capsules is $13.90 at the cheapest local pharmacy; $4.20 at costplus.

aripiprazole is generic abilify. thirty 10mg tablets is $17.73 at the cheapest local pharmacy (and $260.60 at the most expensive—and that’s with a discount, still, yikes); $6.00 at costplus. 

lamotrigine xr is generic lamictal xr. thirty 25mg tablets is $36.59 at the cheapest local pharmacy; $8.40 at costplus. 

maybe that doesn’t seem like a huge discount, but the goodrx prices change *all the time*—last time i used it to buy fluoxetine, which was in the last couple of years, it was $31. also, many people are on multiple medications, or have multiple people in a household taking multiple medications, and $5 off every prescription adds up real fast. 

THE CHEAPEST I CAN GET IT IN PERSON ANYWHERE IS $13 AND THE STANDARD PRICE FOR THE GENERIC IS $82.

TAMIFLU IS ON HERE FOR UNDER $4. IT’S AN ANTIVIRAL USED TO TREAT SEVERE CASES OF INFLUENZA AND REGULARLY COSTS OVER $100.

There is a medicine on here called Valcyte, it’s an HIV medication, he’s offering it for $100.20 which sounds outrageous (and I mean still kind of is but wait for it, wait for it) UNTIL YOU REALIZE ON GOODRX IT’S LISTED FOR $179 AS THE ABSOLUTE CHEAPEST PRICE I CAN FIND AND MY LOCAL WALGREENS SELLS IT FOR $1,009 FOR A MONTH’S SUPPLY.

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Good morning, all, I hope the new month is treating you well! It has certainly gotten a bit chilly where I am, although it warms up every couple days again, so who knows what will win out in the end, haha. How are you all doing?? I hope things are going well for all of you. :)

I have a shorter list today because I’m short on time and the selection was a bit limited, but I wanted to pop on anyway and share some of the awesome books I saw on sale today! There were a couple of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books on sale, so you can stock up on some of those if you’ve been wanting to read them/want another reading copy. I’ve been really wanting to check out Bridget Collins’ latest, The Betrayals, and Michel Faber is always a treat!

Anyway, I hope you all have a wonderful day, and happy reading! :)

Today’s Deals:

The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker - https://amzn.to/3pXRs0i

Mort by Terry Pratchett - https://amzn.to/3GLslDO

Hogfather by Terry Pratchett - https://amzn.to/3nSNYto

Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett - https://amzn.to/3mI68Pc

Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett - https://amzn.to/2ZTv4dO

The Forgotten Sister by Nicola Cornick - https://amzn.to/31hL3Tc

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Chaos Reigning by Jessie Mihalik - https://amzn.to/3bAXYBN

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The Betrayals by Bridget Collins - https://amzn.to/3EG1R4L

Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen - https://amzn.to/3mBPd0t

Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam - https://amzn.to/3pXS5Hc

D (A Tale of Two Worlds) by Michel Faber - https://amzn.to/3k0jswg

Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian - https://amzn.to/3BJccuK

Birdie by Tracey Lindberg - https://amzn.to/3wba26f

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Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo - https://amzn.to/3k22Wfu

@samcait-love found these amazing music videos from Cait’s past. As soon as I saw the black & white clip (below), it made me think of the MiK bts video (also below). I’m personally on the fence about this topic, so...

I’m not saying it’s her...

I’m not saying it’s not her...

What I’m saying is...watch these videos, and decide for yourself. 🤷🏻‍♀️

👆Video cred: David Milone

In the wrist area ,we can see some white “spots” and I thought it was a lack of pigmentation in the skin.I related it to mature skin ,but I zoomed in on the image and ........

They are veins !!.💥. It’s a very deteriorated image ,but we can see the veins!!

Star Force was filmed in the middle of a pandemic.It had to be a person very ,very close to Cait ... Who is it ?

It’s Sam !!

Claim your man Caitriona and let your happiness shine!