And so it continues...
Today I took my medication bottle and visited all five of my area pharmacies to try to get a bead on what this medication will cost me since I hit a dead end via the Internet.
What an education!!!
In addition to my region's mom-and-pop drug retailers, I also stopped at nationally recognized chain stores. Walgreen's was a huge disappointment in that they gave me an extremely hard time and nearly refused to give me any kind of dollar figure. After being tenacious, they finally quoted a figure of $449.00 for a 90-day fill. If I wanted to pay an annual fee, the cost would be a bit lower. Sheesh!
CVS, Rite-Aid, Wal-Mart and Kroger were very helpful and didn't hesitate to aid me in my quest. The prices quoted from them ranged from $80.00 to $340.00, again for a 90-day supply.
The surprise was the only mom-and-pop pharmacy...$45.00 for 90 tablets!!!! What?!
All the pharmacies I've listed are essentially the only ones available to us within a 75-mile radius, so my research has gone as far as I can take it. The only one I haven't checked yet is Sam's which is a bit of a distance and a place I don't go to very often, but I'll compare their price just to complete my search. As it turns out, I'll be near them tomorrow.
Hmmm? Guess where I'll do my business? I have a feeling it will be the nice mom-and-pop store.
Today I took my medication bottle and visited all five of my area pharmacies to try to get a bead on what this medication will cost me since I hit a dead end via the Internet.
What an education!!!
In addition to my region's mom-and-pop drug retailers, I also stopped at nationally recognized chain stores. Walgreen's was a huge disappointment in that they gave me an extremely hard time and nearly refused to give me any kind of dollar figure. After being tenacious, they finally quoted a figure of $449.00 for a 90-day fill. If I wanted to pay an annual fee, the cost would be a bit lower. Sheesh!
CVS, Rite-Aid, Wal-Mart and Kroger were very helpful and didn't hesitate to aid me in my quest. The prices quoted from them ranged from $80.00 to $340.00, again for a 90-day supply.
The surprise was the only mom-and-pop pharmacy...$45.00 for 90 tablets!!!! What?!
All the pharmacies I've listed are essentially the only ones available to us within a 75-mile radius, so my research has gone as far as I can take it. The only one I haven't checked yet is Sam's which is a bit of a distance and a place I don't go to very often, but I'll compare their price just to complete my search. As it turns out, I'll be near them tomorrow.
Hmmm? Guess where I'll do my business? I have a feeling it will be the nice mom-and-pop store.