When you purchase a new vacuum cleaner or laptop, you wouldn’t make a purchase based on the first price you see—you’d shop around and compare prices to get the best possible offer. So why wouldn’t you do that with your prescription medications?
The reality is many people don’t know they can. You may know that you can ask your doctor to prescribe a generic medication instead of the higher priced brand-name drug. You can also ask for smaller dosage for certain short-term ailments. And while those are certainly great steps to start with, you can get even bigger savings from a pharmacy discount card.