Ouch

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That's how my pocket feels after a trip to the drug store.

It was only a cold sore. And my old tube of Zovirax was empty, so off I went to get a new one. Except you can't over here, because it is prescription only. For those of you that don't know how getting a prescription written in the USA works, here's what happens:

You book an appointment with your physician - minimum 2 weeks notice for non-urgent appointments
When you get there, you hand over $25 for just walking through the door
You then find out that the cream you want isn't on the health provider's list, so you have to pay full price

So, I bought some Abreva off-prescription, for $24.

Like I said, ouch.

Anyone want to put a tube of Zovirax in the post?

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Comments

[Katie]

It's about $10 in Mexican pharmacies... and you can get it mail order.

[Robert]

Toothpaste
is the Spanish folk remedy. Actually works pretty well, or seems to. love Rob