How to Buy Generic Drugs

You are living on a fixed income and your insurance will not pay for higher drugs. You need to check out the generic drugs for the same illness. First ask your doctor if there is a generic drug available for the same medicine. Ask him if it will do the same kind of treatment. Will it take longer to cure you or go into effect as the regular brand. Also check on the affordable plans from Canada. In some cities there are stores labeled with enrollment plans for cheaper cost. They usually will give you a 3 month supply because they are shipped into this country.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• Credit card for charging
• Insurance for charging the cost of the prescription
• Doctor's written prescription

1. If you have a health care drug plan, contact them and ask if they will cover the original brand. If not, ask the pharmacist if there is a generic brand for your drugs. What is a generic drug, it is marketed and packaged in another form, and sometimes in a different kind of tablet. The reason it is cheaper, is that they didn't do all of the research that the original brand took to prove the effectiveness of the drug.
2. You should know the types of generic drugs. There is a generic equivalent and a generic alternative. The equivalent is basically the same as the original brand. However, the alternative is not. It does not have the same approximate effectiveness as the original brand. The doctor knows what would be best suited to treat your illness.
3. The original brands usually have a 20 year patent when they apply for the right to sell the new drug. The price is usually higher because it took a lot of research to find the drug, that was best suited to treat the illness. After the time has run out the price would sometimes be lowered.
4. The FDA does a lot of investgation of drugs. Most of the prescriptions are filled by generic drugs. The drug manufactures are a highly rated stock and will pay good returns on new drugs, if you are investing in the big companies.

Tips & Warnings

• Don't be too eager to buy cheap generic drugs and sacrifice your health.
• Get all of the information that you need to make a decision about the prescription that your doctor will be writing.
• Don't buy over-the-counter medicine to cure your illness, if it is serious.
• Self treatment does not always prove to be cheaper, in the long run.