Last week, I wrote that I was looking into savings options for my prescription. Blogging is great, because then I have to be accountable and actually follow-through! I must admit I have never thought about where I get my prescriptions filled, until this week.
The short version is that I will be keeping my prescription where it is.
I did learn that there is a $24 swing between the most expensive place to get my prescription and the least expensive place, which really surprised me. There is no generic form of the medication I take, so I would have thought that the cost would be steady no matter where you purchase it.
Also surprising was that drugstore.com was the most expensive place I found, even if I bought three months at a time. I actually started this hunt after reading a magazine article touting the great deals available at the online pharmacy.
Most importantly, I learned that my insurance has an online tool that allows me to plug in any drug and see what all the pharmacies in my area would charge me, what the insurance-sponsored mail-order drug plan would charge me, and what alternatives (different doses or generic versions) are available. Hopefully I don't add any new prescriptions to my life, but it sure is good to know that online tool is available.
In the end, it turns out that the pharmacy I am using (Walgreens) is about $4 higher than the least expensive option, but it's significantly more convenient in terms of location and hours, so I won't be changing. . . but I am very glad I took the time to do the research!
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