surge protectors: The neglected topic

[e_dawg]

You could always visit me in Canada and buy a suitcase full of Reactine to take home with you

 

[Cliptin]

You could always visit me in Canada and buy a suitcase full of Reactine to take home with you

What's the aproximate OTC cost for 50?

 

[Tea]

What? Past those Canadian border guards?

 

[Pradeep]

Heh, you got those rats strung out on acetylated morphine, Adcadet?

At least he's given up on blowing pot smoke up pigs vaginas! :mrgrn:

Yes, no more pot in the uterus. Though I do have* to do some interesting things these days. I'm working with the guy developing the nicotine vaccine, and I am looking to see if we can use it to prevent fetal nicotine exposure. So I've had* to do things like videotape rats having sex - using an IR camera system. I've also done more vaginal smears/pap tests than I like to think about. I can also detect rat sex by smell alone now.

I've got a little info here for your enjoyment: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~calv0016/research.html

*I do love the work, and it is a free choice afterall.

Smears of ladies or rats? That must be a really small speculum!

 

[e_dawg]

You could always visit me in Canada and buy a suitcase full of Reactine to take home with you

What's the aproximate OTC cost for 50?

Can't remember exactly, since it's been a long time since I bought any (when it was on sale last year, I stocked up), but around 60 cents CDN (38 cents US) per 10 mg tablet is the usual unit cost when it's on sale. And, since you only need 5 mg per day, you can buy 10 mg tablets and take half a day to make them go twice as far. FWIW, generic Claritin is a better value at about 45 cents CDN (28 cents US) per 10 mg tablet when it's on sale.

FWIW, if your main allergy problem is nasal/sinus related, a nasal corticosteroid spray like GSK's Flonase or S-P's Nasonex is far superior to an oral antihistamine like Claritin or Reactine/Zyrtec.

 

[Adcadet]

Yes, Adcadet, I was referring to heroin -- 3,6-diacetylmorphine (no halogenation of the carboxyl). I forgot what was acetylated where on the morphine molecule, so I used the general term 'acetylated' to be safe. Now I know it's the 3 and 6 hydroxyls that are acetylated.

I knew you would know what I am talking about, and others might like to know that heroin is simply acetylated morphine -- the key difference being the acetyl groups increasing lipid solubility thus allowing it to pass through the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which in turn allows it to reach opiod receptors in the brain, making for a much powerful high than morphine.

No wonder my horse has been tasting like crap lately

As Dr. Dawg points out, the ability of a drug can be key to it's (side) effects. In the case of the nicotine vaccine, it is thought that the major way in which it works is to prevent nicotine from crossing the BBB.

 

[Pradeep]

Interesting to note that Claritin is only now being released for OTC distribution in the US when it has been non-prescription all this time in Canada. Similarly, Zyrtec is prescription in the US while Reactine, the Canadian label of the same drug has always been non-prescription.

Also it is interesting that a one month prescription of Zyrtec costs about US$100 in the States, whereas in Australia it can be had over the counter, for about AUS$15 (US$8). Price gouging anyone? No wonder US health insurance premiums are insanely high.

 

[Adcadet]

Interesting to note that Claritin is only now being released for OTC distribution in the US when it has been non-prescription all this time in Canada. Similarly, Zyrtec is prescription in the US while Reactine, the Canadian label of the same drug has always been non-prescription.

Also it is interesting that a one month prescription of Zyrtec costs about US$100 in the States, whereas in Australia it can be had over the counter, for about AUS$15 (US$8). Price gouging anyone? No wonder US health insurance premiums are insanely high.

I think we should pass a law requiring US drug costs to be within a percentage of international costs, say 200% to be conservative. I then think we should double the NIH budget.