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it t i I S X .' rmmm' rjkssm t ' K VC2thor: Mistly sunny and mild today with a high of 63. Light south westerly winds. Clear and cool to night with a low of 37. Friday's fore cast calls for continued clear skies and warm temperatures. NU basketball recruits are close to signing Sports, page 15 'Rolling Rep' to stage two play Diversions, page 7 S April 10, 1986 fy j i , I l jn . 1 j Rivera Rivera says times By Michael Hooper Staff Reporter Geraldo Rivera said his "street fighter" approach to journalism can apply to everyone's life because "everyone should be involved in social change." Speaking to a crowd of more than 1,000 Wednesday night, Rivera said events like Live Aid, Farm Aid and Hearing Aid are good. "I think compassion is getting hip again," he said, "and I think that is good." Eivera, a termer reporter for AEC's 2020 spoke in the Nebraska Union as part of UPC's Talks and Topics and Journalism Days. - - Most reporters believe it is their cameras, Eivera said. Est that is rxt tLe only J:b cf toy-rcs," Is !: i -L lti rH f! ".-of are ; : t . S :;i iiisiif-1 is? W. f .;s;Ss.,;si.' : !ii ?. ty, :6t:3 a lei irtsr lb 'rwhawarie'd'toi tica to society, he ztli, T:zt In .8 :-cftc:rt: iystmi'ha uni:llrrisclf-i!3::; alnst ."a lot 'cf red ttpeK? sid I'cketl; wilaes? to''becciae-a'icpc.rtef::for:t!i2;; station, he .tock: the : Social c?e is a lers frccers, are a changirf he said. Publicity on problems in society helps at times, he said. For example, he said that after his report on Midwestern farmers called "Seeds of Hate" was aired, the anti Semitic movement that contended there was a conspiracy of Jewish bankers in an effort to take all of the land away from farmers died down. Although that story wasn't per fect, he said, it was accurate in its particulars and in its intended impact of slowing the growth of the anti-Semitic movement. Hivera recently left his position on 2020 because; he said, ABC news directors would net air. a report cn the desih of Marilyn Mon roe because of alleged ties with the ;toxfaak E;vira ssii IMs surfer fce will .; J 13 Silit t'lS S0V?-1K iil.'- stiativerrepcrtiKj; (4 r,4 Ai ! shew 1p Ms III tssl-'wiiK S?8sl to: lite .:n v:A EI .l.i:l g;r,crtica,; : ivrra v.nir kedif he ?;as h:.;ry ; iice hi.;:: net::a :.::criie. 53 111 net hppy til if the tine," lUvera said. ; Bat fcs said he is at peace withMm D. T ailly University of Nebraska-Lincoln yirey: Most p triees lweir at tune UWL Healtlh Cemitteir By Christine Graves Staff Reporter University Health Center pharmacy prices are lower than most area phar macies, according to a medication cost survey conducted by the Health Center's student advisory board. Of the 10 most-used prescription drugs among students surveyed, six were cheaper at the Health Center, and four cost more. Health Center medical director, Dr. Gerald Fleischli, said the drugs chosen were the "best approximation" of how the center's prices compare with those at community pharmacies. The survey was a representative sampling that included private, grocery store and national discount department store chain pharmacies in Lincoln. The Health Center declined to name the surveyed pharmacies, but Doug Martin, student advisory board chair man, said the survey is representative of the pharmacies students normally patronize. Conducted two weeks ago, the survey revealed birth control pills are 80 percent cheaper at the Health Center. The average area pharmacy charges $34.61 for a three-month supply of Ortho Novum and Triphasil. The Health Center charges $6.75 for both brands of contraceptives. The pain reliever Motrin is 63 percent more expensive at the Health Center than at the surveyed pharmacies. Motrin costs $10.40 at the Health Center and is an average of $6.58 at local pharmacies. The average cost of the generic equivalent of Motrin at area pharmacies was $4.89, but the Health Center does not sell generic Motrin. Penicillin, an antibiotic used pri marily to treat bacterial infections, is sold for $3.85 at the Health Center. According to the survey, the average cost of the drug at local pharmacies is $8.15. , The comparison revealed a 36 percent difference in the cost of the inhaler Proventil, which is prescribed for asthma, and sells for $4.55 at the Health Center. Area pharmacies charge an average of $12.41. The two most common drugs pre scribed for vaginitis were less expensive at the Health Center. The average cost for 250 milligrams of Flagyl at the local Increase in not inclu pel Liefer !n!ietQls:. 4 V m '-y s By Molly Adams Staff Reporter ' i.- k f t fe i'i . l. Ir.' m While Gov. Bob Kerrey has until midnight to present his line-item vetoes to the Legislature, he said Wednesday morning that it is "unlikely" a 3 percent increase in state employee salaries would be included in the vetoes. Kerrey said state employees "deserve an increase," and would ask to keep the salary bill as part of the budget. As senators wait for the governor's pharmacies was $19. The health center sells the product for $4.80. Monistat-7, a creme used to treat vaginitis, is sold for $7.40 at the center and an average of $13.27 at area stores. Of two common antibiotics chosen, only one was higher at area pharmacies. Erythromycin capsules, an antibiotic prescribed for bacterial infections, sells Clinics supply the pill to student 5 at discount rates By Use Olsen Senior Reporter The Health Center's birth control pills are about 80 percent cheaper than those at the average commun ity pharmacy because major com panies like Ortho and Parke Davis sell the packets to student clinics f,i a big discount, a Health Center pharmacist said. .. Eig medical sup;!y ccr;:."ics sell to student clinics to cr.ccurae students to use their products, -said Pat Karley, Health Center pharma cist. By developing product loyalty in students, the companies can earn large profits after their customers graduate to larger salaries when they can afford the higher costs. Pill-makers have sold birth con trol pills at a discount for more than 16 years, Harley said. "It's kind of a courtesy thing," she said. Such companies require that those who receive the pills be I.D. carryingstudents. By providing "the pill" at an affordable rate, big com panies may be keeping some stu dents in school, Harley said. Planned Parenthood, which has two clinic locations in Lincoln, also sells birth control pills at a discount. Clinic discounts stem from the buy ing power of the 200 affiliates in the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Federal support from "Title 10" also allows the clinics to dis pense birth control at cost or some times below cost, said Susan Alex ander, director of Education for Planned Parenthood. Sea THE PSLL on 3 state employee salaries Silt. ' t III! J I m u e i t recommendations, Kerrey said he is finding that the Legislature "recognizes the need" for cuts in this year's $846.2 million state budget. "There is agreement that reductions are necessary," he said, "but dis agreement on how much." Kerrey said cuts could start at $30 million and potentially increase to $43 million. "All the cuts that I will offer (to the Legislature) will be substantial," he said, "and we're going to have to say 'no' to things we like." Vol.85 No. 136 for $10.15 at the center and an average of $12.83 at area pharmacies. The average cost of 250 milligrams of Tetracycline at local pharmacies is $3.29. The Health Center sells the same amount for $3.80. Tetracycline is an antibiotic used to treat general infec tions such as upper respiratory tract infections. Tagamet, a drug used to cut down on acid secretions caused by ulcers, was another drug priced slightly higher at the Health Center. According to the study, Tagamet sells for $13.30 at the Health Center, while area pharmacies charge an average of $ 1 3.09. The survey results will be used as a "day-to-day piece of information to answer student's questions (on price comparisons)," Fleischli said. He said there are no immediate plans to raise pharmacy prices. Instead the Health Center will continue trying to save students money, Fleischli said. The center's pharmacy is able to offer lower costs to students because UNL has non-profit status and is a state organization, Fleischli said. "Many drug companies offer special rates for non-profit organizations," he said. The state of Nebraska contracts with drug companies for the lowest prices available, Fleischli said. So as a state agency, the Health Center's pharma ceutical needs are combined with other agencies' needs to strike the best price for volume purchases, he said. As a result the Health Center buys its prescription drugs from the state rather than independent drug com panies. Under this system, "we have restric tions of who we can sell to. . .essen tially students," Fleischli said. Some of the higher costs at the Health Center pharmacy can be attri buted to the different formulas each pharmacy uses to calculate its costs, Fleischli said. Pharmacies consider factors such as the pharmacist's time and profit markup in determining their cost to consumers. The Health Center's pharmacy has to "cover the cost of its operation," Fleischli said. Members of the student advisory board speculated that competition between area pharmacies helps hold down prices. Kerrey says Kerrey said he is ready to argue with the people of the state that the budget needs to be reduced in a "major way." Sen. Gary Hannibal of Omaha, member of the Appropriations Committee, said that because the university budget is 25 percent of the state budget, it would be "illogical to assume that the univer sity wouldn't play a part in budget cuts." Hannibal said Kerrey has given the Legislature "very little to go on" as to what he will do. i'.WM;;wtvA!
