I've read a number of comments about capsules not working on this site. I had one a couple of days ago. The whole top came off the capsule and I didn't get the dusty feeling in my mouth so I took another and threw away the bad one. At about $5 a capsule that can get expensive for a senior on limited income. I wrote Spiriva but they haven't shown the decency to respond. Can the rest of you afford to just throw away bad capsules?
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maso416912 Jul 2010
Hi,
It is not about the money... if you are taking mecidication which has expired you are putting your health at risk, so from my point of view what is more important life... or money?
You have to be careful, if they are bad as you say you can cause serious damage to yourself... which in the end will be more costly.(hospital bills, new meds, etc.)
By the way which medication are we talking about..you can ask your Doctor to give you fre samples , they always have some,also if you not taking generic..you can ask if there is a generic version of it they are a lot cheaper than the brand names..always try and look for a solution which suits you best... that is my opinion.
Take care... from a caring individual
Anonymous 12 Jul 2010
A solution that is healthy though right maso:). I have to agree with maso there your health is more important. Try to see if there is a cheaper medication you can take other than the spiriva. Go to freemedicine.com and see if they can help with your medicine. I just read about spiriva and the method on taking this medication is ridiculous who thought of such a stupid idea. Im sorry but you are correct about the capsule crap absoulutly crazy method of taking this medication no doubt.
maso4169
12 Jul 2010
Very good help
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The med was Spiriva which is stated in the subject line. The expiration date is in 2011. To my knowledge they don't give doctors samples. the use a coupon method to give a weeks supply which I used to start the med.
With all due respect I did live in the states..now I live in South America and Doctors here do have free samples of medications given to them by drug companies... I would have thought, you living in such a devloped society and economy it would even be better for patients with limited economical resources. That the government would look after their elderly in the best way possible after serving and working for their country to become the nation it has become, the most powerful country in the world thanks to people like you.
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