Unregulated vitamin supplement prices plummet

Unlike regulated perscription drugs, the cost of dietary supplements has plummeted over the past three decades, for example, when coenzyme Q10 (coQ10) was first intoduced to Americas in 1983, a bottle containing 1,000 mg (100 10-mg capsules) retailed for $30.00 in 2008, the retail price of a bottle containing 5,000 (100 50- mg capsules) of a superior form of coQ10 (ubiquinol) is $58.00 based on milligram potencey alone, the cost in inflation adjusted dollars, for C0Q10 has come down by 83%. When SAMe, the price plummeted to where Life Extension member can obtain 8,000 mgn (20 400-mg Tabs) for only $21.00 thus SAMe now costs 77% less than when it was originally introduced. Perescription drug costs , on the other hand, have skyrocked at a rate that for exceeds inflation, the difference is that perscription drugs are heavily regulated, as opposed to dietary supplements that are sold under free market conditions

the above quoted verbatim from Life Extension Forum
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