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<p>[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 2086297"]The last part of your post answers your own question. The $95 represents nearly a 90% decrease from the branded price, so that is a substantial savings. Second, more than likely you didn't get GSK brand Zofran, but one of the many generics out there, so you would need to ask that company why they didn't cut the price down further.</p><p><br /></p><p>Zofran started off as a very effective IV drug for chemotherapy nausea and vomiting, and it was not cheap. When the oral pills came out their price is relative to what the IV prices were. As someone else posted, it is usually for a short course of therapy as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are taking Zofran during abattle with cancer, good luck with your treatment. Having called on oncology offices for many years, I offer you one comment. Oncology nurses are amazing, caring people. Get to know them and trust that they will take good care of you. Don't be afraid to let them know about any side effects that you think you might be having.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 2086297"]The last part of your post answers your own question. The $95 represents nearly a 90% decrease from the branded price, so that is a substantial savings. Second, more than likely you didn't get GSK brand Zofran, but one of the many generics out there, so you would need to ask that company why they didn't cut the price down further. Zofran started off as a very effective IV drug for chemotherapy nausea and vomiting, and it was not cheap. When the oral pills came out their price is relative to what the IV prices were. As someone else posted, it is usually for a short course of therapy as well. If you are taking Zofran during abattle with cancer, good luck with your treatment. Having called on oncology offices for many years, I offer you one comment. Oncology nurses are amazing, caring people. Get to know them and trust that they will take good care of you. Don't be afraid to let them know about any side effects that you think you might be having.[/QUOTE]
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