Why Does CVS Charge me 1 1/2 times the price for my meds that Brooks does?
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I found that CVS is more expensive all around even for the OTC stuff.And don't get me started on that CVS card thing its a JOKE!!!!... Try a local WallGreens lots more selection and more helpful in my opinion... Or even a local mom and pop pharmacy, I used one of them until they were run out by the larger places.
152490
An elderly friend of mine gets a good discount with Express Scripts (along with her other insurance) but finds the customer service extremely unreliable.  First, filling out forms to order a prescription can be confusing for someone elderly and in pain.  Then, when calling for customer service, there is a likelihood that you will get completely different answers each time you call about one problem.  I think this is called lying.  I wonder about the qualifications of the people running the operation.\n\nNonetheless, you can save money if you are not really worried that the medicine may not arrive in time.
1154124
It's probably a scam. Call a medicaid or medicare representative to double check this. It doesn't hurt.
989835
It's not worth paying the retail price for it. I go to discount places that have the same stock for a fraction of the inflated price. Shock absorbers help prevent vericose veins if you are on pavement or asphalt for long periods.
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For the five drugs most frequently prescribed for seniors, the report found that the best price under the Medicare drug discount card is considerably higher than the best VA price:\n\nFor Plavix (75 mg.), a blood-clot reducing agent that is the most heavily prescribed medication for seniors, the best VA price is $887.16 per year, compared to the best Medicare drug discount price of $1,230.36—a difference of $343.20, or 38.7 percent.\nFor Lipitor (10 mg.), a cholesterol-lowering agent that is the second most heavily prescribed medication, the annual VA price is $498.84, compared to $730.56 under the Medicare discount cards—a difference of $231.72, or 46.5 percent.\nFor Fosamax (70 mg.), an osteoporosis drug that is the third most heavily prescribed medication for seniors, the annual VA price is $493.32, compared to $650.52 under the Medicare discount cards—a difference of $157.20, or 31.9 percent.\nFor Norvasc (5 mg.), a high-blood pressure treatment that is the fourth most heavily prescribed medication for seniors, the annual VA price is $301.68, compared to $467.042 under the Medicare discount cards—a difference of $165.36, or 54.8 percent.\nFor Protonix (40 mg.), a stomach acid blocking agent that is the fifth most heavily prescribed medication for seniors, the annual VA price is $253.32, compared to $827.40 under the Medicare discount cards—a difference of $574.08, or 226.6 percent.\nFor the two most expensive drugs prescribed to seniors under the discount card program in the top-50 list, the report found that the best price under the Medicare drug discount card is considerably higher than the best VA price:\n\nFor Aricept (10 mg.), an Alzheimer's treatment that is the most expensive of the top-50 drugs prescribed for seniors, the annual VA price is $1,056.84, compared to $1,453.92 under the Medicare discount cards—a difference of $397.08, or 37.6 percent.\nFor Pravachol (40 mg.), a cholesterol-lowering agent that is the second most expensive of the top-50 drugs, the annual VA price is $470.40, compared to $1,240.44 under the Medicare discount cards—a difference of  $770.04, or 163.7 percent.
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I am a dentist.\n\nYou didn't pay $800 for two fillings.  You paid $800 for an office visit, x-rays, maybe some other services, and fillings.\n\nWhen you go to a physicians office, do you ask for an itemized list of everything you will be charged for?  Of course not.  So why would you expect this from a dentist?  He/she, like your physician, is running a doctors office and has to do multiple things to diagnose and treat your problem, and simply cannot take the time to explain every damn thing to you.  You seem to view a visit to the dentist like a trip to your auto mechanic.\n\nIt's your responsibility to ask.  You are the derelict who has financial woes and yet failed to ask, "Doctor, how much will this cost me?"\n\nFurthermore, it is your responsibility to know your insurance benefits, not your dentist's.  If you don't know, your dentist's staff would have been happy to determine this for you.  You, of course, failed to ask.\n\nI can understand you're upset with the bill.  But try to remember that your dentist did actually cure you of two diseased teeth.
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I feel your pain-but no card higher price. The good news is you can use a fictional name and number if you wish when you sign up that way they have a spending record but no matching party. Most stores will let you just use the phone number and not carry the card. Stores use them to make purchasing decisions as well as set pricing. If you think 2/$7 is a value and purchase they will use that matrix again if not and instead you purchase the name brand at closer to 2 of $6.25 they adjust their pricing accordingly. It also helps them stock for holidays and create those convenient "most needed" displays for shopping ease. Yes I agree they are annoying but they do save you an average of 8% and with coupons I have saved as much as 32%. Most non-chain stores will not take coupons because they are too much work chains are incented to take them which is why they will even have double and sometimes triple coupon days. Believe it or not those cards reduce food waste as well because they are a more accurate gage of purchase than end of day weights and inventory counts.  Some of the larger restaurants are considering them and food service here in California that are located inside of grocery stores often have secret sales if you use your card at the point of purchase.
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All you need is $156.00 and you are in business.\nthe product ist in big demand XANGO  check the magazine Breakthroughs in Health .\nevery time you get someone to join that's $30.00 in your pocket plkus on top you help someone with ther health.\nwww.goxango.com/bermuda
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i had 2 MRI's taken (both were for my back) the cost was $900 for the first one, and the 2nd one cost $1200. Shocking isnt it? My out of pocket was 20% as insurance picked up the rest. I now live in europe and my husband has had an MRI done, the cost to him was 0 as its socialized medicine. Somethings wrong with the american health system big time!!!!
45146
As a pharamcy tech, I can tell you. Most guys are very willing to pay the price for the little blue pills. Besides, say your doctor writes your script for 30, you don't have to buy all of them at that time, Just buy one or two and see if it's right for you.
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If your doctor agreed to a negotiated rate with your insurance company, you are not responsible for the discounted amount.  This is a common practice in HMOs and PPOs, and it does not mean that the doctor 'charged too much'.\n\nIf the insurance company says you ARE liable for the amount they didn't pay, it means they are using some sort of calculation for the "reasonable and customary" charges for the area (they don't have a contract with the doctor).  If they did this, you can ask them how they came up with this calculation and when was the last time they updated it.  Some companies just pay a percent of the Medicare fee schedule (110% or 125%), but they might be using old data.
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Thirty 20mg pills cost $15.\nThirty 40mg pills cost $40.\n(Why it's more for one 40mg vs two 20mg I don't know..)
847453
I work for an assisted living, you can get bubble packing at most pharmacies. It costs a little extra, but in a facility....it is the law.
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Not all docs have all samples at the same time.  They have whatever a drug reps have left with them.  Next time don't wait for the doc to offer samples.  There is nothing wrong with asking for samples.  All they can do is say no.  I, for one, do not approve of the whole sample world.  Drug reps tend to leave  samples for things that are new and expensive.  Items they want lots of patients started on. It's kind of like a street drug dealer.  The first few are free then you're hooked.  A lot of new drugs are not any better than older ones.  They are either combination products or "me too" drugs.  Ask the doctor if he/she is prescribing a newer therapy that is expensive and without generics.   If so, would a cheaper or generic item do the trick???  You pay docs more per hour than probably anyone else on the planet.  You are allowed to asked questions and disagree.  I do think samples muddy the water a little to alot.  They should not influence  what is to be prescribed.
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Although it seems wrong, I think it's because the insurance companies have negotiated a lower rate with the doctor for the people that they insure.  That way, they pay less and the doctor will potentially get more patients coming to him if they're accepting that insurance plan.
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The medicine for cartilage and joints??? I jst bought something similar(Osteo Bi-Flex)at wal-mart, but it is also at CVS,Walgreens, etc. \nI think this is what you are talking about. If not, I apologize.\nif you are talking about the medicine that's similar to mine, I can say that this stuff has made a huge improvement on my husband's back. I didn't even tell him that this is what I added to his vitamins, and he hasn't been complaining for MONTHS. it's being said that Glucosamine doesn't work, but whatever it is mixed with seems to be doing the trick.\n$30/bottle though. EEKS. Better than surgery, I guess.
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There's no shortage.  I walk into my local pharmacy with my prescription and get it immediately.  For a lot less than people are paying on line for the same amount.\n\nIf you are truly overweight enough to need to take phentermine, then your regular local doctor shouldn't have a problem prescribing it for you.  \n\nAs far as your order not coming in a month, have they charged your credit card? If not, cancel the order. If they have, call your credit card company and have the charge reversed. That will get their attention fast.\n\nAnd for that person who said it's bad, #1 you didn't answer the question and #2 you're misinformed and probably thinking of phen-fen.