Simple Ways To Reduce Prescription Costs
By Jeffrey Strain, March 8th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
When it comes to trying to reduce the amount you spend on prescription medication, most people focus exclusively on where to get their prescription for the best price. While this is a good step to take, it ignores a handful of other opportunities at reducing the cost of prescription drugs. From my latest article in TheStreet.com:
1. Talking with your doctor
2. Switching to generic medication if appropriate
3. Visiting drug websites and get coupons
4. Switching dosages or splitting pills
5. Frequenting different pharmacies
6. Using your flexible spending account
7. Making lifestyle changes
By embracing the above money saving methods in addition to finding the place where you can get your prescriptions for the least amount can cut the amount you pay by more than half.
Do check with your doctor before splitting tablets, because in some pills the active ingredient is not evenly distributed.
Try the Walmart $4 perscription. They have a good variety of some useful generic drugs.