Save Money on Prescription Drugs by Shopping Mom and Pop Stores

Here's a way to save money on your medical expenses -- by shopping mom and pop stores for your prescription drugs. The details from Money magazine:

The federal government doesn't regulate prices on drugs sold at pharmacies, so your costs can vary widely depending on where you buy. In New York City, for example, the price for 30 tablets of the widely prescribed antidepressant Paxil recently ranged from $97 to $180 at various stores. Call a sampling of pharmacies in your area. The best prices are often found not only at discounters like Costco and Wal-Mart but also at drugstores that aren't part of a chain, says University of Maryland School of Pharmacy professor Bruce Stuart. "They have full authority to set their own rates because they own the place," he adds.

I do not do this, but maybe I should. We simply use the drug store that's most convenient to our house. After all, why drive across town to a Costco to save a couple bucks? I guess it helps that we don't buy prescription drugs that often. If we did, It probably would be worth shopping around.

Comments

[irina]

I used to pay $289.90 for my husband's prescription every month, and that for an over a decade.
Two month ago I got in the mail something that is called
Luscinia Health SIMPLE SAVINGS CARD I don't know what that is but with THIS CARD my bill all of sudden is $158.27. WOAHHH... It's like almost 50% discount. I can't believe it... Why I didn't know about this service all those years, it's beyond me.

[LINDA]

TELL ME ABOUT LUSCINIA HEALTH & SIMPLE SAVINGS CARD, IS IT OK TO USE?

[LINDA]

TELL ME ABOUT LUSCINIA HEALTH, IS IT OK TO USE?

[robert valle]

would like info on how to defray my prescription costs.

[littleindiana]

I cannot get on their website on any of their links. I wonder if they are still in business.

[Without Prescription]

For almost 3 years I order medication without prescription online from the companies web site and it's the best idea to save up a couple of dollars.