Viagra price cut by 20-30%

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Published: 26 Sep 2012 at 17.26
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Stung by the launch of a cheap, locally made generic version of its anti-impotence drug, pharma-giant Pfizer has informed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) it will cut the price of Viagra.

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The company said it will reduce the retail price by 30% for 100mg pills and 20% for 50mg pills, FDA secretary-general Pipat Yingseri said on Wednesday.

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banmebkk
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Discussion 8 : 27 Sep 2012 at 10.038
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Fake drugs will never go away as they are still cheaper to make.
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Discussion 7 : 27 Sep 2012 at 07.107
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Lots of questions unanswered here; if this is a non essential drug why does the Thai pharma industry have the right to produce a generic? There are already several copies on the market, openly available here, not sure if legal or not, such as the Indian Kamagra. Why hasn't Viagra brought in its IP lawyers to go after sales of copies of Cialis etc? If they can lower their prices by 30% were they severely ripping us all off before? Does anyone ever pay 400 baht a tablet when similar products, widely sold in registered pharmacies, do the job for 100?
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Discussion 6 : 26 Sep 2012 at 22.276
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That's why I love the pharmacy-industrie.
When they realize their monopoly is over they can easily adapt their prices.
I am sure some three years ago they would have cried and would have shown that they hardly made any profit with Viagra.
But suddenly they can do - 30% discount and still make a more than sound profit.
The other drugs? I guess not much different. (Plavix and Lipitor come in mind)
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Discussion 5 : 26 Sep 2012 at 21.195
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If sold as over the counter, expect an undesired side effect - a jump in the number of a certain category of nature loving tourists.
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Discussion 4 : 26 Sep 2012 at 21.044
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These pills should be available only to those who have visited a medical doctor and found to be in need of the drug.
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Discussion 3 : 26 Sep 2012 at 20.213
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Viagra sales aren’t going up? I don’t understand? This has never happened before….
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Discussion 2 : 26 Sep 2012 at 19.242
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About time. These ED meds are way over-priced.
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Discussion 1 : 26 Sep 2012 at 19.051
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Seems the GPO is a growth industry!
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