Saving some money on prescriptions.

[Stonepounder]

On July 1 our health insurance decided to move one of the prescriptions that the Mrs will be taking for as long as she lives from one tier to another, changing the price from $2.00/mo to $12.00/mo. On top of that, when I checked online to see if the prescription was ready, it showed a price of $22.00. Needless to say, we were not thrilled.

There is a web page/discount drug thingy called GoodRX (goodrx.com) that will show you comparative prices on drugs at various pharmacies in your local area. So, I pulled up the page and found that Wal-Mart is selling the same medication for $4.00 OTC (with prescription). I called our pharmacy to see if I could get the price down to the $12.00 price (because I hate Wal-Mart). Without my even asking, they did a price compare and immediately offered a 'price match' and gave us the prescription for the Wal-Mart price of $4.00.

So, a lesson learned. 1) compare prices with GoodRX and 2) see if your pharmacy will 'price match' a lower price in your area. Not a bad deal for a 5 minute phone call.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Thanks for that information.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Their cards are also available at my doctor's office and I have saved as well.

[Sherman A1]

3. Thanks for posting

The spouse will likely go into the donut hole this year just as last and I will do some research on this. Even a small savings adds up over time.

[mrmpa]

4. I use goodrx for all my 88 year old mom's prescriptions..........

She has insurance, however it will only cover medicines for 30 day and generics are $8. She also has to pay the monthly premium of about $20. It is a state sponsored insurance.

Most of mom's generics through goodrx are $10 for 3 months. Like you, I dislike Walmart, however this is who we use for mom's prescriptions. I have been overjoyed with the pharmacists and techs. Twice in the past 6 months a prescription was faxed to them from the Dr.'s office, they had to call back because it interacted with mom's other meds.

[Stonepounder]

5. Good to hear.

Just because I dislike Walmart doesn't mean that sometimes you have to bite the bullet. We have two diabetic dogs and Walmart's insulin is about half the price of anyone else. So, we buy our insulin at Walmart.

And the fact that the pharmacists caught the bad interactions is, literally, a lifesaver. Good on them. I have often wondered if the pharmacy crew are Walmart employees or whether Walmart contracts out the pharmacy.