Posted by 3 Beer Effect on June 4, 2002, at 0:46:52
In reply to PRICING OF RITALIN,DEX.,AND ADDERRALL:WHAT,S UP?, posted by Festus on June 1, 2002, at 14:20:53
> Howdy Ya,ll !!
> I was lookin at some of the posts of late and ran across several that spoke of going from Ritalin meds to the "cheap Adderrall and Dexedrine".They recently came out with generic Adderrall and it was over $100.00 for a month,s supply(3x10mg) and the Dex and Ritalin were under half that price.I called several places and found that Adderrall was very expensive.I,d like to know where these folks found "cheap Adderrall"!!
> Thanks for feedback! Festus
--------------------------------------You can find all the prices for these drugs if you have a calculator at Walgreens.com. Click on Pharmacy & then Drug Info/Prices & then search for the drug in question.
Adderall= $1.80/tablet
Generic Adderall-["D-amphetamine Combo"
10 mg tabs (Barr Labs)]= $1.33/tabletDexedrine 5 mg= $0.54/tablet
Dextrostat 10 mg= $0.54/tablet
Generic Dextroamphetamine 10 mg= $0.45/tablet.Ritalin 10 mg= $0.69/tablet
20 mg= $0.95/tablet
Avoid generic Ritalin (methylphenidate, methylin, metadate)!- Even though they are cheaper they are not worth it. Ritalin generics last 1/2 an hour less than brand-name Ritalin.Dexedrine is much cheaper than Adderall, & is usually considered stronger for CNS/mental stimulation & with less anxiety but it doesn't last as long (4-5 hrs for dex vs. 6 for Adderall).
One problem with brand-name Dexedrine is that they only make it in 5 mg tablets so if you take a high dose, brand name Dexedrine is too much of a hassle/expense. So you have to take either
'generic Dexedrine (Dextroamphetamine) 10 mg tablets [Barr labs]'
or the sort of a "name brand" 'Dextrostat 10 mg tablets [Shire Pharmaceuticals]'.Personally, I take 40 mg of {Dexedrine/Dextrostat/Dextroamphetamine) a day prescribed as "120 10 mg Dextrostat tablets" per month. Dextrostat seems to work pretty well, & is made by the makers of Adderall {Shire} so i'm assuming the quality control is good. The best thing about Dextrostat is that the 10 mg pills at 54 cents/tablet are only a few cents more than the generic but half the price of (2) Dexedrine tablets.
So with Dextrostat I only have to take 4 10 mg tablets/day, while with Dexedrine being only available in 5 mg tablets I would have to take 8 tablets a day of it! (240/month- and NO Doctor/Psychiatrist is going to write you a scrip for 240 schedule II Dexedrine 5 mg (d-amphetamine) pills because the DEA monitors these prescriptions for any excessive amount/dosage/# of units.
3 Beers.......
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