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Tips For Saving Money On Prescription Drugs
Drug prices getting to high? Try these following steps.
- Get a Discount Card: Use
the YourRxCard.com discount
drug card to receive discounts on all FDA approved drugs
at over 56,000 pharmacies nationwide. This will be the easiest
and fastest way to save money on prescription drugs.
- Talk With Your Doctor: Your doctor can easily
tell you which prescriptions will more than likely cost
you more or less depending on your condition. Remember
there always isn't one way of doing things. Let your
doctor know that your prescription prices are too high
and see what he/she can do.
- Buy In Bulk: Whenever possible buy a larger
quantity of pills than you need, doing this will result
in you obtaining volume prices. Make use of those mail-in-order
prices.
- Split Pills: You can get certain prescriptions
at double their appropriate dose and then split the tablets in half.
Say a pill comes in 50 mg and 100 mg. You need 50 mg. Ask your doctor
to write the prescription for 100 mg and then split the pill. This
tactic can result in a 50 percent savings. Consult with your doctor
and pharmacist to find out if pill-splitting is appropriate for you.
Some drugs, such as pills in a time-release formulation, should not
be split because you might get a full dose all at once. Also, since
pill-splitting often results in inexact dosages, your doctor may
nix the practice if you need a very precise dose. But if you are
given the okay, you can buy a pill splitter to help make the cutting
task easier and more accurate.
- Find a Patient Assistance Program: Most all
drug manufacturers have some sort of patient assistance
program for the needy. But keep in mind you have to qualify
for this and that usually isn't an easy task.
- Free Samples: Ask your pharmacist or doctor
if they have any or can get any free samples of the prescriptions
that you are taking. Some of the time they can get some
from their rep. Remember it never hurts to ask!
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