Posts Tagged ‘Safe Savings Tip’
Safe Saving Tip: Not Using Your Insurance To Save On Prescription Drugs
A prescription drug clawback is when the patient pays more than the cost of the drug and that extra money goes into the pockets of an insurance company and pharmacy benefits manager. This is why asking your pharmacist what the cash price would be for your prescription is one of way PSM says consumers may be able to quickly and safely lower their prescription costs…
[...]Safe Savings Tip – Ask What The Cash Price For Your Prescription Would Be
Most people in the U.S. live in states where their pharmacists are barred from letting them know that they could save money by paying cash instead of their insurance’s co-payment. Federal and state legislators are looking to change that…
[...]Best Overall Advice For Saving Money on Medicine In 2018
You can save safely by purchasing your prescription drugs online, but you have to be smart about it. We made a list of the most important things to look out for to ensure your purchase does not end up costing you more than you saved…
[...]Foreign Online Pharmacies Sell Counterfeit Drugs To American Citizens
If you are looking to lower your prescription drug costs, know that you have safer options than giving your money, and maybe your health, to a shady online website that claims it is a pharmacy or some random person on the street…
[...]Tip for the Most Affordable Generic Zocor Prescription: Buy it in the U.S.
People think all prescription drugs cost less in Canada, but is that true? We did a price comparison for simvastatin, generic Zocor, the seventh most frequently prescribed prescription drug in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2016. When we called a brick-and-mortar pharmacy in Canada, we were quoted the price of $12.14 for a 30-day supply, but we found those same pills at pharmacies in the U.S. for only $4.54…
[...]Safe Savings Tip: Generic Norvasc Is Over 75% Cheaper In The U.S. Than In Canada
People think all prescription drugs cost less in Canada, but is that true? We did a price comparison for amlodipine, generic Norvasc, the sixth most frequently prescribed prescription drug in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2016. When we called a brick-and-mortar pharmacy in Canada, we were quoted the price of $24.62 for a 30-day supply, but we found those same pills at pharmacies in the U.S. for only $5.50…
[...]Safe Savings Tip: Buy Generic Abilify to Save Money Safely
Generic drugs can help you to save on your prescription costs. We did a price comparison and a 90-day supply of generic Abilify only costs $96.18 in the U.S. while Canadians do not have a generic version available to them and must pay $372.73 for a 90-day supply of the brand-name version…
[...]A Safe Savings Tip To Keep Control Of Your Type 2 Diabetes and Prescription Costs
Metformin, generic Glucophage, was the fifth most frequently prescribed medication in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2016. PSM did a price comparison and found that the same prescription costs over three times as much in Canada as it does in the U.S….
[...]The 4th Most Commonly Prescribed Drug in U.S. is More Expensive in Canada
Omeprazole is the generic version of Prilosec and it was the fourth most prescribed medication in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2016. We did a price check and were able to find it for sale at a U.S. pharmacy for almost 80% cheaper than in Canada…
[...]Save Savings Tip: Generic Prinivil and Generic Discount Drug Programs
According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 75 million people, 1 of 3 U.S. adults, have high blood pressure and only 54% of these people have their high blood pressure under control. It is not surprising that lisinopril, the generic version of Prinivil that treats high blood pressure and heart failure, was the third…
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