Antipsychotic medications are more prevalent now than ever since there introduction in the 1950’s. These medications are used to reduce the symptoms of schizophrenia and give those who suffer from the illness back their lives. The only problem is that like with all drugs, antipsychotic’s can be very costly.

The most popular antipsychotic’s are risperidone (Risperdal), aripiprazole (Abilify), quetiapine (Seroquel), and olanzapine (Zyprexa). Paying for these medications out of pockets can cost anywhere from $300 to $500 dollars for 90 pills. Luckily, you can get them here for much cheaper.

Risperdal 1mg 100 pills for $46.00
Abilify 5mg 100 pills for $64.00
Seroquel 25mg 100 pills for $54.00
Zyprexa 5mg 100 pills for $61.56

Although Freebee Foreign Pharmacies prices on all antipsychotic drugs are drastically cheaper than anywhere online, the cheapest popular brand is Seroquel. Remember, cheapest is not  necessarily the best, as each different type of medication affects patients differently. Your doctor will be able to work and figure out which medication is right for you.

No matter which medication you use, there is absolutely no reason why you should be paying the outrageous, inflated prices out of pocket for from your local pharmacy. Join Freebee Foreign Pharmacy today.

Onglyza was approved by the FDA on Friday to compete with Januvia, the DPP-4 diabetes drug that has enjoyed a monopoly in its class since 2006. Januvia’s maker, Merck, sold $1.4 billion of the drug worldwide in 2008 alone.

All indications are that Onglyza is virtually identical in substance and effectiveness to Januvia — so you would think this might lead to lower prices for these drugs, wouldn’t you?

That’s what competition is all about, right?

Nope.

According to Reuters, AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb, the makers of Onglyza, have decided to price the drug at a U.S. wholesale price of $5.72 per pill for common dosages.

That’s identical to Merck’s price for Januvia.

What a coincidence!

This is a great example of what’s wrong with our healthcare system. These drugmakers all know that the market is a mess — with copays, insurance companies, pharmacy benefit managers, and pharmacies themselves all standing between you and price transparency. They know that it’s difficult for consumers to fight back and demand price-based competition.

And so they have their little “gentlemen’s agreements” to not get into price wars. So everybody gets to pay the monopoly price.

This means that in the onslaught of Onglyza advertising you can expect to see on your television beginning any day now, you won’t hear a word about price.

In fact, when’s the last time you saw a pharmaceutical commercial where the drugmaker advertised that its product was cheaper than the competition? If you said “never,” you’re probably right.

Fortunately, as of today, you can find Januvia for less than $2 per pill in the Freebee Foreign Pharmacy database. Onglyza is not yet available from our member pharmacies, but we hope to add it shortly.