Has this scenario ever happened to you? You head to the doctor for your yearly physical and come out with a prescription or two for high blood pressure, cholesterol, or some other common ailment. Next stop is the pharmacy. You get up to the window, tell them your name, and are shot back with a triple digit drug bill. If you’re like most people, you end up paying the price, only to have buyers remorse once you leave. This week, we want to highlight several ways you can deal with this issue, and take charge of these high drug costs. 1. Don’t accept the medication if you are initially unhappy with the price. Pharmacies keep medication ready for typically at least 7 days after it is processed. If you are unsure that the price is right (or even if you … Continue reading
Lowest Medication Price
There are a variety of contributing factors to discuss with fact that 31% of prescriptions written by doctors and nurses are never filled. A few of these factors include access to a pharmacy, disbelief in the prescribers prognosis, a false sense that nothing is wrong because they don’t show symptoms, and the cost of the medications themselves. The highlighted reason for today’s discussion has to do with the costs associated with the medicines. In 2009, Americans filled 3.68 billion prescriptions. This is a very large number, but whats most concerning is the additional 1.2 billion prescriptions that weren’t filled. Non-compliance to the doctors orders is estimated to cost the lives of 125,000 people not to mention almost $300 billion in additional medical costs annually. These stats are overwhelming to fully comprehend, and the root cause often to blame goes … Continue reading
