Money Saving Tips on Brand Name Medications

The next time your doctor prescribes a name brand medication it may be worth checking online or with your local pharmacy to see if there is any special money saving offers available.  Many of these brand name drugs have their own dedicated websites that will provide  specific information to obtain savings.  

Provided below is a SAMPLE of medications that have special money saving offers.  This is not an all inclusive listing, so if you do not see a particular medication listed you may want to research the medication online.

Check here to see the sample Brand Name money savings list.

Stores Offering Free Antibiotics and Updated $4 Generic Drug Deals

Stop & Shop: $9.99 90 Day supply

Walmart: $4 30 Day supply, $10 90 Day supply

Kmart: $5/$10/$15  Generic List

Hannaford: $4 30 Day supply, $9.99 90 Day supply

Target: $4 30 Day supply, $10 90 Day Supply

Giant: $9.99 90 Day supply

Free Antibotics

Publix

Wegmans

Schnucks

Giant  

NJ Prescription Drug Price Registry

The NJ Prescription Drug Registry will help consumers compare retail prices charged by pharmacies for the most frequently prescribed prescription drugs. By comparing prices here, consumers can see what a pharmacy has reported to the state that it charged for a specific Rx. You will find that prices for the exact medication will be different from pharmacy to pharmacy and from town to town. To use this registry click here, this link will also be on the right side of my blog titled NJ Prescription Drug Registry. New York and Connecticut have a similar site called Prescription Drug Prices in New York State and CT Attorney General’s Prescription Drug Page.

 

 

Prescription Assistance Program Loosens Eligibility Guidelines, Expands Access

According to a February 2009 Kaiser Health tracking poll more than 53% of all Americans are cutting back on healthcare in someway because of costs concerns. The most common behaviors are relying on home remedies and over the counter drugs rather than going to the doctor. One in four have put off healthcare that they needed more generally and one in five have not filled a needed prescription and one in six have cut pills in half or skipped doses to make their prescription last longer.

Together Rx Access, a prescription savings program sponsored by some of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical companies, has loosened its income eligibility requirements, thereby expanding the number of health consumers who qualify for the program. Share this anyone who is in need of support.

Getting Free or Low Cost Prescription Drugs

 

Given the significant rise in unemployment and people unable to afford the costs of COBRA may people are going without Rx coverage.  Help is available for people to receive free or low cost prescription drugs thru PAP’s.

 

Patient Assistance Programs (PAP’s) are programs set up by drug companies that offer free or low cost drugs to individuals who are unable to pay for their medication. Most of the best known and most prescribed drugs can be found in these programs. All of the major drug companies have patient assistance programs, although every company has different eligibility and application requirements.

 

Eligibility varies program by program. Generally, individuals must have incomes under 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, cannot have prescription coverage from any public or private source and must be a U.S. resident or citizen. Some companies require that the patient has no health insurance.

 

For more on PAP go to RxAssist and spread the good word.       

  

Side Effects Not Linked to Gardasil

Reports of serious adverse events and deaths in young girls and women following administration with Merck & Co.’s Gardasil are likely not related to the cervical-cancer vaccine, federal health officials said Wednesday

WSJ Article

Wal-Mart Enhances $4 Prescription Drug Program

Wal-Mart, Neighborhood Market and Sam’s Club pharmacies will fill prescriptions for up to 350 generic medications at $10 for a 90-day supply.  Expanding on the women’s medicines, Alendronate, the recently introduced generic version of Fosamax (used to treat osteoporosis), is now available at Wal-Mart, Neighborhood Market and Sam’s Club pharmacies for $9 for up to a 30-day supply or $24 for a 90-day supply.  In addition Wal-Mart will offer a new $4 over-the-counter or OTC program, offering customers more than 1,000 OTC items priced at $4 or less without a prescription.

 

Walmart $4 Prescription Drug List Effective May 5th

 

Walmart $4 Over the Counter List Effective May 5th

Updated Target and Walmart $4 Generic RX List

Target Click Here

Walmart Click Here