Author: mayunholdup
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 2:41 pm
The Film is actually such safer to inject than the tablets since it’s basically just Gluten from what I’ve heard. If RB felt so strongly about the pills being unsafe they would take them off of the market, but they haven’t and obviously have no intention of doing so.
I was calling around for pricing on generic Subutex and all the stores I called were in about a mile area. Anyways, the lowest I got was 217 dollars from Walmart and Target. Walgreens was like 250 something but you could purchase this card for twenty dollars that lowers the price down to 211 dollars. Then, I called two Grocery Stores in my area and one said they refuse to carry them, and the other gave me a PRICE OF 700 DOLLARS! American’s whole healthcare/pharmaceutical industry needs a complete overhaul, with more protection going to the consumer instead of the multi billion dollar company.
Another thing I heard is that RB is controlling how many film they release at a time which was told to me by my Pharmacist. The reason it came up is because literally half the time I go to get my prescription re-filled they are either out, can only give me two of them to hold me over till their next shipment tomorrow. Anyways, the demand for these strips is through the roof yet RB is controlling the supply despite the fact my pharmacy (which is CVS, a major pharmacy, not a little mom and pop ran one) has asked for a bigger order.
I wonder if brand name Suboxone prices will drop when the generic version comes out? For instance, I have to take this stuff called Miralax daily to have regular bowel movements, if not I wont go for weeks. I’m already a very, very constipated person naturally without Suboxone….With it, I can confidently say I am the most constipated person in the world. Anyways, I used to have to drop 25 dollars plus on the smallest size of brand name Miralax available. However, the patent expired and the market was flooded with generics of it. Like, almost every pharmacy and most grocery stores sell a store version of it. Now, The Miralax has dropped in price almost fifty percent…It’s actually sometimes the same price as the generic stuff. So….yeah, basic supply and demand theory but I’m very skeptical that the price will drop much at all.
One thing I have to say however is that I’m kind of worried about changing from Strips to Tablets. I’ve read online that a lot of people have experienced minor problems in switching since the strips "feel stronger." It’s not because the Strips contain more Buprenorphine, but it’s just because the strips are a much more efficient delivery system. They dissolve probably 5-10 times quicker than the tablets take and are almost 100% absorb by the Sublingual gland, where with the tablets some is wasted by being swallowed no matter how hard you try. Maybe they just thought this was going to happen and experience the placebo effect so I’ll try my best to stay positive. I’ve also been using the alcohol method lately as well so that should help with maximum absorption. The last of my film will run out on Tuesday so I’ll for sure let everyone know how my first dose goes on Wednesday.
