RadX Moderator December 3, 2012 Share December 3, 2012 stick to bananas u monyet [laugh] ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic December 3, 2012 Author Share December 3, 2012 Only possible place cheaper than polyclinic in SG wld be govt hospital for certain meds. Go malaysia if u find the cost too high. if cost is a concern and your dad still want to followup with polyclinic, maybe the irbesartan can be changed to a cheaper medicine. my dad was a garmen people, see doctor free, last time he see heart centre doctor, get free med, whole day tell me jin jiat song , now he retired, he got no more see doctor free card anymore, he now , he , i also can irbesartan be susitituted with rosuvastatin? my dad in law is taking rosuvastatin, (also from polyclinic). it appears to be cheaper by 1/2 compared to irbesartan..... Thanks man!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic December 3, 2012 Author Share December 3, 2012 Few yrs ago doctor told me that my cholesterol was reaching the roof. Given some drug to try to lower it but it caused constipation. Decide to go on a natural diet of polished rice, reduced my egg, crustacean and started to eat more veggies. It did the trick and brought my cholesterol level to normal range after 1.5 yrs. Now its back to square 1 cos its harder to keep to the diet cause its no fun. ok, i go tell him, but i doubt he will diet thanks man!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evillusion Supersonic December 3, 2012 Share December 3, 2012 ok, i go tell him, but i doubt he will diet thanks man!!! no prob....exercise will also help! maybe can ask ur dad to join those early morning exercise group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galantspeedz Turbocharged December 3, 2012 Share December 3, 2012 Is this the one? I just emailed them Thanks a lot!!! which one? anyway the prices are all about the same, purchase price is usually different from list price based on my experience. MY Pharmacy HEAD OFFICE 45, Jalan Molek 1/8, Taman Molek, 81100 Johor Tel: 07-3572110 Fax: 07-3543110 DISTRIBUTION CENTRE 45, Jalan Molek 1/8, Taman Molek, 81100 Johor Tel: 07-3572110 Fax: 07-3543110 Email for MY pharmacy D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kb27 Supersonic December 3, 2012 Share December 3, 2012 Thanks man! My dad is 63, he just went thru sterns inserts, 2 times He looks ok I hope he continues to be ok, at least my sons saw him and lived with him I hardly saw my granddads Sorry to hear about his condition. I'm not a doctor, nor do I ask he discontinue cholesterol pills. What I suggest is he also tries more "au natural cures" in the form of food, like old black vinegar and others. When I went to polyclinic and do their tests, it's always about prescribing cholesterol pills and diabetes pills. Within certain limits, I stopped the pills and change my diet, exercise a bit more and I don't feel any worse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic December 3, 2012 Author Share December 3, 2012 whoa!!!! Thanks man!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic December 3, 2012 Author Share December 3, 2012 Look I'm not a doctor but ezetimibe and atorvadtatin both appear from wikii to lower cholesterol. Why not discuss with your dad's specialist if a change from both of these to simvastatin will be appropriate. He can only say no. That would save a lot of dosh. Also I see from wikii that irbesartan reduces hypertension. I use ramipril for that 2.5 mg per day to lower my BP. A 5mg tablet costs one dollar and I cut this in half. Ramipril have been great for me and lowered my BP a lot to within good levels. It also helped my liver and kidney function. Simvastatin and Ramipril work well for my problems I dunno how they might work with you dad but if they were accetable to your dad's specialist then they could save him a lot of money. You can only ask. ok, i ask my dad to check with his doctor.... Thanks man!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galantspeedz Turbocharged December 3, 2012 Share December 3, 2012 whoa!!!! Thanks man!!! i got member in D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic December 3, 2012 Share December 3, 2012 Irbesartan is either for hypertension or urine protein leakage. There are cheaper types of medicine for these. Check if your dad had a cough to any previous medicine, maybe one of the reasons why he's using the more expensive medicine. Atorvastatin + acarbose + ezetimibe is quite a lot of medications for cholesterol control, probably ur dad's cholesterol is difficult to control. If you find the medicines too expensive, just let the poly doctor know. It's a common request. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic December 3, 2012 Author Share December 3, 2012 Irbesartan is either for hypertension or urine protein leakage. There are cheaper types of medicine for these. Check if your dad had a cough to any previous medicine, maybe one of the reasons why he's using the more expensive medicine. Atorvastatin + acarbose + ezetimibe is quite a lot of medications for cholesterol control, probably ur dad's cholesterol is difficult to control. If you find the medicines too expensive, just let the poly doctor know. It's a common request. whoa!!! Thank man!!! hopefulkly, he can take cheaper medicine. i am not sure i got to ask him..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic December 3, 2012 Author Share December 3, 2012 i got member in D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator December 3, 2012 Share December 3, 2012 At the end of the day, pleaser realise that any medical opinions given here should not be taken seriously. Always go back to your clinician. Drs ar ethere for a reason. Mustank just wants cheeper medicine, and other forms of 'advise', changing meds, etc, should NOT BE CONSIDERED without due consultaiton and MUSTANK cannot sue the members here also if anything goes wrong. the onus is on MUSTANK to check, verify with his clinician.. See lah, start thread sure give trouble...wtf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galantspeedz Turbocharged December 3, 2012 Share December 3, 2012 you scare everyone away liao Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kb27 Supersonic December 3, 2012 Share December 3, 2012 As with any medicine (drugs), they are usually poisonous in large amount. Beware of the newest cutting-edge drugs. They are usually not enough "lab rat test" and the public becomes the test subjects once FDA approved. Drug companies are big business and politically linked. When I was with private (company) doctor, he always prescribed Avandia for diabetes. Later I found it was associated with heart failures and lawsuits. Polyclinic tend to prescribe cheaper and more proven medicine, so they don't use Avandia. Similarly for cholesterol, they always prescribe simvastatin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic December 3, 2012 Author Share December 3, 2012 At the end of the day, pleaser realise that any medical opinions given here should not be taken seriously. Always go back to your clinician. Drs ar ethere for a reason. Mustank just wants cheeper medicine, and other forms of 'advise', changing meds, etc, should NOT BE CONSIDERED without due consultaiton and MUSTANK cannot sue the members here also if anything goes wrong. the onus is on MUSTANK to check, verify with his clinician.. See lah, start thread sure give trouble...wtf i understand that the changing medicine can only be done after seeking doctor's approval. i will do a two prong approach: 1) Get dad to see doctor and ask whether cheaper med can do 2) whether option (1) can work or cannot work, i go JB buy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic December 3, 2012 Author Share December 3, 2012 As with any medicine (drugs), they are usually poisonous in large amount. Beware of the newest cutting-edge drugs. They are usually not enough "lab rat test" and the public becomes the test subjects once FDA approved. Drug companies are big business and politically linked. When I was with private (company) doctor, he always prescribed Avandia for diabetes. Later I found it was associated with heart failures and lawsuits. Polyclinic tend to prescribe cheaper and more proven medicine, so they don't use Avandia. Similarly for cholesterol, they always prescribe simvastatin. i am not sure why the polyclinic gave him these expensive meds. it could have been that when he was under the care of SGH heart centre, they alraedy gave him these meds. maybe the polyclinic guys just continue giving the same stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic December 3, 2012 Share December 3, 2012 i am not sure why the polyclinic gave him these expensive meds. it could have been that when he was under the care of SGH heart centre, they alraedy gave him these meds. maybe the polyclinic guys just continue giving the same stuff u got it right Polyclinic to start some of these medicines by themselves, need to submit special reasons one. Probably your father's health and blood tests are all good on these medications, so the poly just continue it. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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