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Biotech / Medical : Biomatrix (BXM) Looking Great -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John McCarthy who wrote (369)	2/6/1998 11:10:00 PM
From: John McCarthy	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 569

Getting Synvisc at the Pharmacy ............ Based on the letter below - Synvisc: COST $600 - NOT $500 - when purchased at the Pharmacy. (Please note:Go back about 3 months. Someone said how are the doctors going to carry this inventory? Answer:They are NOT. The patient - at least in this case - gets it from the pharmacy.) So I guess the pharmacy is ADDING A 20% MARGIN to their cost. $500 * 1.2% And doctors cost is $175 for 3 injections. Total Cost = $775 The person receiving this letter from the writer is being charged a total of $750 for Synvisc treatment. ====================================================== I have edited to (1) change names (2) and put * around $ amounts. It appears the writer wrote some sentences twice. ====================================================== Posted by Jill Gxxxxxx on January 31, 1998 at 21:12:19: In Reply to: Re: Synvisc posted by Chuck Wxxxxxxx on January 30, 1998 at 15:37:49: I just completed the last of 3 injections of synvisc in my left knee. My doctor wrote the perscription for the Synvisc which I had to pick up at the pharmacy. The cost for the perscription alone for the three injections was ** $600 ***** so ** $750 ** for the whole treatment does not sound out of line to me. I begin my first of three injections in my right knee next week. The jury is still out as to whether or not the Synvisc is helping but I have high hopes. I've had knee pain for 6 years.I just completed the last of 3 injections of synvisc in my left knee. My doctor wrote the perscription for the Synvisc which I had to pick up at the ** pharmacy **. The cost for the perscription alone for the three injections was **$600**** so $750 for the whole treatment does not sound out of line to me. I begin my first of three injections in my right knee next week. The jury is still out as to whether or not the Synvisc is helping but I have high hopes. I've had knee pain for 6 years. ================================================ Some comments: ================================================ Knees more important than cost..... This Pharmacy route is a new concept to me .... Users are recommending Synvisc ...... ================================================ Regards, John