Prescriptions

blkdodge wrote:
Where do ya'all get your prescriptions? DW was just issued a new prescription before she retired. Now that she has her own insurance and has to buy prescriptions is pretty outrageous. NO ITS PLAIN HIGHWAY ROBBERY!!!! For what she paid $5.00 a month for is now going to cost $400.00.

Do y'all have somewhere that you buy online or otherwise that I could check into for a better price.

Yes, I purchase online without any insurance at far less than if I had coverage, when you consider the monthly premium & co-pays that go along with it.

PM me if you want more information. I have been doing this for 7-years now.

I might add, I am on Medicare now, but elected not to take part "D" (my risk, if anything new comes up, at least until re-up time) Prior to Medicare, I had NO insurance whatsoever, my company dropped coverage due to high costs & left me high & dry on my own.

Welcome to the individual insurance market. We have used Walmart(me) and Publix(DW). We have both converted as much as we can to generics, especially those that are on the $10 for 90 days versions. Publix has some drugs that DW gets for free for her diabetes. But like you we both have a couple of "gotcha" drugs. One she takes exceeds $600 per month.

Our insurance (via Obamacare) does get us discounts on everything generic. The specialty ones are subject to a deductible. Last year we met our deductibles and that $600 one went way down. Then we met our policy out of pocket max (both of us) and all of our drugs were free for the last three to four months of the year.

blkdodge wrote:
Where do ya'all get your prescriptions? DW was just issued a new prescription before she retired. Now that she has her own insurance and has to buy prescriptions is pretty outrageous. NO ITS PLAIN HIGHWAY ROBBERY!!!! For what she paid $5.00 a month for is now going to cost $400.00.

Do y'all have somewhere that you buy online or otherwise that I could check into for a better price.

I note that you are in Arizona? If so, have you considered Mexico? They will certainly honor your written Rx and their prices, as is usually the case for drugs purchased outside the U.S., are very low. Thousands of Americans and visiting Canadians take advantage of this when wintering in Arizona.....

My understanding of US law; with a valid prescription you are allowed to being back from Mexico a 3 months supply for personal use.

Depends on the drug and where you are getting price quote.
WalMart has good prices and excepts most insurance plan.
Many of the mail sources that have tried to get us to switch are much higher in price.
Canada and Mexico are good sources but beware. In Canada we get some drugs over the counter which require prescriptions in the States. There contain codeine.

My wife's doctor recommended this drug provider for her inhalator prescription as it is over $500.00 for a 90 day supply in the good old USA. Her prescription is $124.00 via this company. Canadadrugs

you can always try goodrx.com. It's legit.

Are you 100% sure there is no generic for what she needs. Alot of doctors get giftage from pharma in exchange for writing prescriptions for the latest, newest, and most pricey drug available. Has there been justification that there is not a different alternative available that is less costly?

Ed_Gee wrote:

blkdodge wrote:
Where do ya'all get your prescriptions? DW was just issued a new prescription before she retired. Now that she has her own insurance and has to buy prescriptions is pretty outrageous. NO ITS PLAIN HIGHWAY ROBBERY!!!! For what she paid $5.00 a month for is now going to cost $400.00.

Do y'all have somewhere that you buy online or otherwise that I could check into for a better price.

I note that you are in Arizona? If so, have you considered Mexico? They will certainly honor your written Rx and their prices, as is usually the case for drugs purchased outside the U.S., are very low. Thousands of Americans and visiting Canadians take advantage of this when wintering in Arizona.....

I've got to second this. We were just in Los Algodones. I checked some prices and was shocked. The only prescription I'm on is Prilosec. It was less than $3 for 120. Saw them today at Sam's for $19 for same amount and dosage.

Word to the wise! Don't get started on prescription prices here in the U.S. because the more you find out, the higher your blood pressure gets. When you start finding out the facts, and finding out where the money is going and why, you have to go out and buy twice as much medicine. Just search around, get the best prices you can. look for and take any prescription help plans that you can get. Remember, the two biggest items on the government budget are Social Security and Medicare, both of which are being ripped off by politics. Then think of the easiest way to reduce both of these items. So, just buy the medicine and starve, or eat, enjoy, and die anyway!

Los Algodones near Yuma Walk across border get prescription for 1/3 the price