# Tetracycline cost-WTF? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 7, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tetracycline-cost-wtf/920051 "2020-09-07T18:38:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tetracycline-cost-wtf/920051/41 "2020-09-27T15:25:25Z")
But I never called the other doctor anything. He or she would not have prescribed that if the cost of tetracycline at that pharmacy was known. First, try someplace else. It is never wrong to recontact the doctor. It might be reasonable to start everything else in the script if symptoms are bad, and wait if they are not. There is no way that is the usual cost of tetracycline in most places - it’s not that rarely used. ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tetracycline-cost-wtf/920051/42 "2020-09-27T18:34:08Z")
Your tone seemed to suggest you didn’t think the other doctor had done their due diligence, but you made a bunch of recommendations the OP had already explained his doctor had ruled out. If I am prescribed an antibiotic on Friday, I’m pretty reluctant to delay treatment till Monday afternoon, which is as soon as I could expect to call the doctor, get a call back, get a script, and pick it up. ---
**Author:** ![pudytat72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tetracycline-cost-wtf/920051/43 "2020-09-27T20:02:54Z")
Sigh, That 2 week treatment moves to near the top of my list of my most miserable experiences. But I took every fucking pill, and hope I got the Fucking H. Pylori treated because I don’t want to have to do that again. Nausea almost constantly (thankful for small blessings there was no vomiting). It reinforced my thinking that I would rather DIE from Cancer than go through the nausea and vomiting of chemotherapy) . Said DAMN YOU makers of Emetrol for changing your mint flavor to lemon-mint when I am allergic to citrus. Did find that Caffeine Free Diet Dr. Pepper was a substitute for the Emetrol (phosphorated carbohydrate solution-previously marketed in the old days as “Coke Syrup” Coca-Cola, not cocaine)Diet Dr. Pepper with caffeine did not help as much. Didn’t bother the doctor because I knew they would want to prescribe ondansetron and that doesn’t mix with Duloxetine (I had two episodes of serotonin syndrome before I realized I could not take cyclobenzaprine with Duloxetine) **Dr. Paprika** , it is the Duloxetine that does not mix with the quinolone antibiotics-I pissed off a new doctor when I tried to shortcut the process of 1. the doctor wanting to prescribe Cipro for my bronchitis, 2. the doctor not pay attention to the drug interaction warning that would pop up on the EMR program that **I** used as a Family Practice doc-how do you ignore a RED, FLASHING Warning sign-but that is a different BBQ pit post, and 3. have the VA pharmacy ALSO NOT PAY attention to said RED, FLASHING warning sign of a major, serious drug interaction 4. me having to point out that quinolones are not recommended with Duloxetine and they need to give me azithromycin which also works much better for my recurrent bronchitis. She was still furious with me 3 months later. **Dr. Paprika** the macrolide antibiotics don’t mix with the flecanide. Since this is the Pit, I will say a very sarcastic “Thanks A Lot” to the VA for Not. . . Quite. . . . Totally completing my atrial flutter ablation so that I STILL have short runs of atrial Flutter every week and that 12 hour episode of irregular heartbeat that led to the flecanide. AND, the drizzly shits. Shit dripping out every time I pee, and don’t even think of a fart unless you are on the toilet. (sneaking the probiotics and yoghurt between the antibiotics) AND, fatigue, sweats, and FUCKING BREAST PAIN FOR A WEEK THAT MADE ME THINK I WAS GOING TO HAVE SHINGLES OR INFLAMMATORY BREAST CANCER, FUCKING COVID, FUCKING PTSD/DEPRESSION and DOUBLE/TRIPLE FUCKING TRUMP AND PEOPLE INCLUDING SOME FAMILY MEMBERS THAT THINK TRUMP IS DOING A GOOD JOB. SHIT, DAMN, HELL. i wanted to give up. but i didn’t. I will be starting Cognitive Processing Therapy for my PTSD in the next few weeks. That will be a 12 week challenge all it’s own. If you made it this far, thank you for listening. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tetracycline-cost-wtf/920051/44 "2020-09-27T20:11:17Z")
I’m sorry you went through all this. I hope your regimen worked. I presume there are reasons amoxicillin is a bad choice here; Zithromax is better than Cipro for URTI anyway. Are there any other common medicines where the price has increased by hundreds of dollars, even at certain major drug stores? ---
**Author:** ![pudytat72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tetracycline-cost-wtf/920051/45 "2020-09-27T20:35:06Z")
Insulin is the big one impacting so many people. $400.00 a bottle. People dying because they can’t afford it. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tetracycline-cost-wtf/920051/46 "2020-09-27T22:43:56Z")
Because drug companies do important research, I favour reasonable pricing and protections. But it seems clear many prices have entered gouging territory. I had seen an occasional article, but had no idea so many drugs in the US had seen so many recent price hikes. And Canada has far from the cheapest prices. I wonder how many of the increases are due to litigation (or if this is an excuse) - large awards even for somewhat spurious correlations and relatively benign side effects like gynecomastia. Still, if over 25% have trouble affording medicines - and things like insulin are involved - the Democrats say they will pass legislation. Politicians say a lot of things. > **[US Drug Prices vs The World](https://www.drugwatch.com/featured/us-drug-prices-higher-vs-world/)** > > Prescription drugs cost more in the U.S. than most anywhere else in the world. As a result, Americans are illegally importing drugs from other countries. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tetracycline-cost-wtf/920051/47 "2020-10-06T00:33:51Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Are there any other common medicines where the price has increased by hundreds of dollars, even at certain major drug stores? Epi-pens are rather famous. Insurance sometimes covers the cost, other times it does not. When my son first went to school (20+ years ago) they did not, and we had to shell out 35 bucks for a pair of them. A couple years ago, it would be well over 700 dollars for a pair. Only one manufacturer, and it got bought out by a company that decided to cash in for every penny they could. while claiming this let them do a lot of ejumacatin’ - and issued coupons that would reduce your copay while still ripping off insurers. We’re lucky my son has never needed one. There are families whose choice is spending ruinous amounts of money, or risking their kid’s life. We were taking a vacation to Canada and I seriously thought about attempting to purchase some up there. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tetracycline-cost-wtf/920051.md?page=2)