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Wal-Mart expands low-price drug program
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| 5/5/08
| Peggy Harris - ap
Posted on 05/05/2008 8:07:53 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
While the government twidles it’s thumbs, Wal-Mart comes to the aid of Americans on health care. I’m betting their in-store clinics will also put the hospitals to shame too. Who in their right mind would buy generic drugs anywhere else? Wally World is saving us a bundle. Their prices beats our insurance drug plan.
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posted on
05/05/2008 8:15:19 PM PDT
by
WVNan
To: NormsRevenge
Has anyone ever filled a prescription for Lipitor at Wal Mart? I was curious what it cost.
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posted on
05/05/2008 8:15:39 PM PDT
by
the lastbestlady
(I now believe that we have two lives; the life we learn with and the life we live with after that.)
To: WVNan
Kroger has much the same system. After a showdown with my PCP last week my prescription bill went from $265 to a little over $100.00 a month total. Gotta love generics.
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posted on
05/05/2008 8:26:19 PM PDT
by
BigCinBigD
(")
To: the lastbestlady
I dunno about Lipitor.
But their "Sam's Choice" OxyContin 'effin rocks!
Watch out for falling Freepers...
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posted on
05/05/2008 8:28:09 PM PDT
by
billorites
(Freepo ergo sum)
To: NormsRevenge
Get a copy of the WM $4 and $10 RX drug list, keep it in your purse or car, then present it to the doctor when he/she needs to prescribe medicine for you.
It has saved us lots of money.
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posted on
05/05/2008 8:29:26 PM PDT
by
Reddy
(VOTE CONSERVATIVE in '08!)
To: the lastbestlady; NormsRevenge
Has anyone ever filled a prescription for Lipitor at Wal Mart? I was curious what it cost. My father gets his Lipitor at Sam's Club which is owned by Wal Mart, but I don't know how much he pays. I would assume it's better than Walgreen's or CVS's price.
To: the lastbestlady
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posted on
05/05/2008 8:30:59 PM PDT
by
politicalwit
(AKA... A Tradition Continues...Now a Hoosier Freeper)
To: WVNan
While the government twidles its thumbs, Wal-Mart comes to the aid of Americans on health care.
I am sorry to disappoint you but WalMart has special pricing (due to the high volume buying) to fast moving generics so they can afford crushing down mom and pop's small pharmacies and the majority of these generics come from China. Most of the major drugs in the past 2 years have been from drug manufacturers importing from China. The Heparin Syringe recall was already deemed as purposely being contaminated.
So next time when you get your refill from WalMart ask them to show you the original bottle and check on the side carefully by whom and where it was manufactured. You can have for example Mylan Pharmaceuticals having one of the cheapest beta blockers Atenolol manufactured in Chiana. Upon careful read of the original bottle you will see Mylan's logo plasted on the front but on the side you shall find "Manufactured by XXXX from Beijing, China for Mylan Pharm".
So I say thanks, but not thanks. I might be a pain in the behind but my pharmacy knows my peculiarity when it comes to generics so they always show me the original bottle. If it's made in China I simply refuse it and they either order from a different manufacturer or they lose my business. The competition is tough enough right now amongst retail pharmacies (reason for the discounted generic program and not for altruistic reasons) where they always comply. Besides, they do understand my neurotic behavior, they have the same doubts about Chinese meds :)
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posted on
05/05/2008 8:53:35 PM PDT
by
FORTRUTHONLY
(Easy as 3.14159265358979323846...)
To: the lastbestlady
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posted on
05/05/2008 9:03:00 PM PDT
by
iowamark
To: iowamark
“guidelines”
Must remember spell check.
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posted on
05/05/2008 9:04:52 PM PDT
by
iowamark
To: NormsRevenge
We don’t shop at Wal*Mart for prescriptions because although our insurance is accepted there, they always seem to mess up the prescription pricing and have to void it, re-do it, etc. I don’t take blood pressure meds, but I come close to needing it after 30 minutes at the counter. I don’t blame Wal*Mart in general, just the idiots at the store closest to my house. The store where I used to live did a great job.
But I go to Target for prescriptions.
Anyway, this really is great because Target/Kmart/Krogers/etc., will follow suit, so this benefits everyone.
FYI: Here are the discount lists for various stores. Some (ending with .pdf) are direct links to Adobe Acrobat Flies.
Target:
sites.target.com/images/pharmacy/ pharmacy_4dollar_program_list.pdf
K*Mart:
https://pharmacy.kmartcorp.com/documents/90%20Day%20Generics%20Formulary%20Sheet%20July%202007.pdf
Kroger:
http://www.kroger.com/generic/
Wal*Mart:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=546834
Thanks, Wal*Mart!
To: Paleo Conservative
My father gets his Lipitor at Sam's Club which is owned by Wal Mart, but I don't know how much he pays. I would assume it's better than Walgreen's or CVS's price. Walgreen's, in order to compete, has come up with a fairly similar generic-drug program, although I forget the specifics. One major difference, however: There is an annual fee--I think it is $20 for individuals and $35 for families, although I am not quite certain of those numbers--which tends to nullify (or at least greatly reduce) the savings that would otherwise accrue to the company's customers. (This is reminiscent of credit cards that carry an annual fee--why would anyone carry one?--or even a "cover charge" at a night club.)
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posted on
05/05/2008 10:12:52 PM PDT
by
AmericanExceptionalist
(Democrats believe in discussing the full spectrum of ideas, all the way from far left to center-left)
To: FORTRUTHONLY
I am sorry to disappoint you but WalMart has special pricing (due to the high volume buying) to fast moving generics so they can afford crushing down mom and pop's small pharmacies and the majority of these generics come from China. Most of the major drugs in the past 2 years have been from drug manufacturers importing from China. The Heparin Syringe recall was already deemed as purposely being contaminated. Feel free to bend over for standard drugstore pricing if you feel you can afford it. The rest of us will get our lower-cost meds at Wal-Mart. With the massive volume and customer base that Wally World has, I don't think they're going to risk liability exposure by selling us tainted drugs. They are in a position to build their own plants and set their own standards anywhere in the world they want.
To: politicalwit
I got hosed by Wal-Mart on my Lisinopril prescription. Got a 90 day supply and they charged me a total of $12 ($4 x three months) rather than the $10 listed on the web site. ;-)
To: BlazingArizona
Yep, I can easily see Wal-Mart branching into pharmaceuticals and healthcare. Pretty soon there’s going to be Sam’s Choice Viagra ROFL.
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posted on
05/05/2008 10:50:20 PM PDT
by
Extremely Extreme Extremist
(Bipartisanship: Two wolves and the American people deciding what's for dinner)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
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posted on
05/05/2008 10:51:14 PM PDT
by
Extremely Extreme Extremist
(Bipartisanship: Two wolves and the American people deciding what's for dinner)
To: billorites
Sam's Choice" OxyContinI prefer Smart and Final's pain killers.
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posted on
05/05/2008 11:38:40 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(It takes a father to raise a child.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
. Pretty soon theres going to be Sams Choice ViagraYes, but will it be Samantha's choice?
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posted on
05/05/2008 11:39:36 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(It takes a father to raise a child.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Sams Choice Viagra Description: Makes you as stiff as Ol'Roy.
Caution: If you have a desire to ride in the bed of an ol' red truck for more than 4 hours please consult your local Walmart Clinic Physician or NP as soon as possible.
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posted on
05/06/2008 1:51:01 AM PDT
by
politicalwit
(AKA... A Tradition Continues...Now a Hoosier Freeper)
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