Hi Folks,
Are you struggling with affording your prescription drugs? Well, join the club! :-) Most of us are looking for every trick we can find to help save money – especially with our prescription drugs.
Susan Castrianni has five suggestions that may help. I hope they work.
Have a great day,
Woody
Five Tips for Saving on Prescription Drugs
by Susan Castrianni
The cost of prescription drugs can be overwhelming. Sometimes the decisions we’re forced to make between what we need and what we can live without are the toughest we’ll ever be faced with. While there’s no easy solution to the high cost of our much needed medicines, there are some strategies that can save you a significant amount of money. Here are 5 tips for saving on your next prescription.
- Ask for Generics
Most consider generic drugs equally as effective, but they’re significantly more affordable. Be sure to ask your pharmacist about a generic drug substitution. - Ask Your Doctor’s Help
Don’t be afraid to tell your doctor you can’t afford the drugs he or she is prescribing. Ask for your doctor’s help. He or she likely has significant knowledge about alternative treatment plans or lower costs drugs. - Shop Over the Counter
Before forking over a fortune for a prescription, ask your doctor to recommend an over the counter solution first. You never know, you just might not need that prescription after all. - Ask for Samples
Doctors are usually loaded up with free samples from drug companies, and are more than willing to hand them out. Just be careful, as many of the samples given by doctors are the most expensive drugs of all. Don’t become reliant on samples if you can’t afford the prescription itself. - Use a Prescription Discount Card
RX discount cards, such as RxFreeCard, are a great way to save a significant amount of money on both generic and name brand medicatiions. Prescription drug discount programs work by negotiating discounts with pharmaceutical companies based on volume. These programs are NOT insurance, but they’re perfect for those without insurance, or for seniors who are in the medicare “donut hole.” These discount cards can be quickly printed online, and presented at the pharmacy to receive the discount.
About the Author:
For over 30 years, Susan Castrianni, the founder of RxFreeCard, has been in the business of helping people. RxFreeCard is a Free prescription drug discount program for all ages, including a FREE seniors discount drug card and pharmacy discounts for pets.
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December 15th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
All the information on pharmaceutical patient assistance programs plus hundreds of other programs is available for free at http://www.needymeds.org. Each workday over 12,000 people visit our site. We have all the applications on the website.
Our information is ease to access, updated regularly, and free. We gather no information about our users.
You don’t have to pay to apply to these programs. Most are easy to apply to and respond quickly.
We also offer a free drug discount card. No registration is required and anyone is eligible to use it. The average savings is 30-40% with occasional savings of up to 75% or even more.
Rich Sagall, MD
President
NeedyMeds, Inc.
P.O. Box 219
Gloucester, MA 01931
December 16th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
I also have a bit of advice that goes along with tip numbers 1 and 5. I do not have a prescription discount card but I do use ‘Medtipster.’ It is a search engine that enables you to locate low-cost generics from reputable pharmacies in your area. On the site’s homepage, all you have to do is type in the medication you need, the dosage and your zip-code and Medtipster will direct you to the least expensive retailer. It’s a great tool that makes finding affordable prescriptions easy…google search “Medtipster” and check it out