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Step 1
Take advantage of pharmacy coupons that offer a reward if you transfer a prescription. You can save lots of money simply by moving your prescription to different pharmacies. Many pharmacies offer $25-$30 bonus cards for each prescription transfer. For more details, see the Resources section below for a link to the article, "How to Use Pharmacy Coupons to Get Free Gift Cards."
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Step 2
Ask your doctor for a coupon. Most drug companies give doctors coupons that allow you to have the copay waived. Sometimes you can get a coupon that will allow you to get a month's supply totally free even if you don't have insurance.
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Step 3
Ask your doctor if she has any free samples of the drug you need. Don't limit your requests to the prescribing doctor. If you have a prescription from a specialist, your primary care physician may also have samples of that medication. You may be able to get a month's worth of samples from your doctor.
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Step 4
Check the pharmaceutical company's website. They may be offering free samples or you may be able to get a coupon for $25 off, or a coupon that waives the copay.
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Step 5
See if your health benefits program has a mail in service as part of your pharmacy benefit. Ask for a 90 day prescription, because you will often get a better price if you order a three month supply than if you order a one month supply. If you have a very cheap generic drug, this may not save you money. Generally there is a fixed price for generics and a fixed price for brand name drugs. If your medicine only costs you $5 a month and the mail in plan charges a flat $20 or $30 for a three month supply of generics, it will actually cost you more money.
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Step 6
Look for special offers from pharmacies aimed at retaining customers. They sometimes have special offers, such as a $9.99 copay for a 3 month supply, rather than your insurance copay which might be $5 or more per month.
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Step 7
Look for magazine pull-out coupons that offer to waive the copay, or offer a free month's supply.













Comments
bossypants said
on 4/26/2009 I've been planning to look into the mail order option you mentioned in Step 5, and didn't know it could actually cost more. Thanks for the tip!
gerrie5044 said
on 4/3/2009 Thanks for the great tips on saving money on prescriptions!! They can get very pricey..5*
ethoslogos said
on 3/16/2009 Thanks for all the good ways to save money on a pharmacy prescription. I particularly like free samples and 90-day mail order option. 5*