[Oh No Its Me]

Have to go get one filled for my son so I figured I'd check. They seemed to always have something going on somewhere and now I can't recall seeing anything.

[marvinthemartian]

Anytime you get a prescription for a branded medication, be sure to ask the doctor if they have a coupon (and samples) for it. Many times they will and it can often be the difference between an expensive out of pocket copay and a much more affordable one (or in the case of samples, no copay at all). The pharmacist may also have one if the doctor doesn't. You can also usually go to the manufacturer's website (www.abcpharmaceuticals.com) or directly to the product website (www.nexium.com) and download a coupon there. Less than 20% of all prescriptions that have a copay discount card actually get a card used when filling the prescription. If the product has a card and you don't use it, you are throwing a lot of money away.

One note: None of these cards can be used on Medicare, Medicaid or any other government subsidized program.

Hope this helps!

[SPORTS SOURCE]

Kroger does the $25 gift card but it is only for TRANSFERRED prescriptions. To qualify the prescriptions has to have been filled at another pharmacy at least once.

[Oh No Its Me]

Thanks

[winston1972]

Be sure to call around to several pharmacies if you don't have insurance because the prices can vary drastically. A woman called into Clark Howard recently about the issue and there was a 50 dollar difference between getting it filled at a chain pharmacy vs. Walmart. He also recommended printing out a list of generic drugs that can be bought inexpensively and asking the doctor if one of those will work. It seems the doctors always want to prescribe the latest drug the reps are pushing.

[Oh No Its Me]

winston1972, on 31 March 2012 - 07:19 AM, said:

Be sure to call around to several pharmacies if you don't have insurance because the prices can vary drastically. A woman called into Clark Howard recently about the issue and there was a 50 dollar difference between getting it filled at a chain pharmacy vs. Walmart. He also recommended printing out a list of generic drugs that can be bought inexpensively and asking the doctor if one of those will work. It seems the doctors always want to prescribe the latest drug the reps are pushing.

Thanks!! We don't have insurance and my lil guy is having oral surgery so I've got to get an anti-biotic filled and a pain med filled. I know the anti-biotic will be cheap. We never need prescriptions so I figured if they were still giving things away when you get something filled, I'd jump on it haha

[SusieQ404]

Oh No Its Me, on 31 March 2012 - 08:44 AM, said:

Thanks!! We don't have insurance and my lil guy is having oral surgery so I've got to get an anti-biotic filled and a pain med filled. I know the anti-biotic will be cheap. We never need prescriptions so I figured if they were still giving things away when you get something filled, I'd jump on it haha

Depending on what kind of antibiotic it is, it could be free at Publix. Publix fills antibiotics &some diabetes prescriptions (and something else that I can't remember)at no charge.

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SusieQ404, on 31 March 2012 - 08:52 AM, said:

Depending on what kind of antibiotic it is, it could be free at Publix. Publix fills antibiotics &some diabetes prescriptions (and something else that I can't remember)at no charge.

I knew about the antibiotics but not the other medications. THANKS - I'll have to check on what else is included with their free program.

[SusieQ404]

I had to look it up but I did find the Publix free list. There are 7 different kinds of antibiotics, metformin for diabetes and lisinopril for high blood pressure/diabetes. I have the Walmart / Sam's Club $4 list on the counter in the kitchen. If you want to tell me what the pain med is, I can look it up and see if it's on there.

[Oh No Its Me]

He needs Amoxicillin & Tylenol w/ Codeine though honestly I debated not getting that because the oral surgeon said that kids Advil works. He's only have an extra tooth removed and will have something like 3 stitches that the surgeon said would be gone in about 3 days. I hate loading my baby (ok he's 7 but he's still my baby lol) up on stuff

[winston1972]

Oh No Its Me, on 31 March 2012 - 09:44 AM, said:

He needs Amoxicillin & Tylenol w/ Codeine though honestly I debated not getting that because the oral surgeon said that kids Advil works. He's only have an extra tooth removed and will have something like 3 stitches that the surgeon said would be gone in about 3 days. I hate loading my baby (ok he's 7 but he's still my baby lol) up on stuff

I would just try the Advil first.

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winston1972, on 31 March 2012 - 09:46 AM, said:

I would just try the Advil first.

That was what I was kind of thinking and it has nothing to do with the possible cost of the prescription for the Tylenol/Codeine. He had his tonsils and adenoids out a few years ago and was on Hydrocodone for that and I was so nervous for him then. I wish I asked what kinds of food he can have or should avoid after surgery. I'm guessing he'll only want soft things? It's just his front tooth though and it shouldn't be a big surgery because the extra tooth has already partially came in. Stupid tooth. If it were an extra incisor you'd never guess but its a point lil thing that came in where the front tooth needs to.

[SusieQ404]

Oh No Its Me, on 31 March 2012 - 09:44 AM, said:

He needs Amoxicillin & Tylenol w/ Codeine though honestly I debated not getting that because the oral surgeon said that kids Advil works. He's only have an extra tooth removed and will have something like 3 stitches that the surgeon said would be gone in about 3 days. I hate loading my baby (ok he's 7 but he's still my baby lol) up on stuff

The amoxicillin is free at Publix. The tylenol w/ codeine is not on the Sam/Walmart list but I've had it filled before in it's generic version and it was pretty cheap. I can't remember exactly how much but I think it was less than $15. I would try the Advil first too.

[Oh No Its Me]

SusieQ404, on 31 March 2012 - 09:54 AM, said:

The amoxicillin is free at Publix. The tylenol w/ codeine is not on the Sam/Walmart list but I've had it filled before in it's generic version and it was pretty cheap. I can't remember exactly how much but I think it was less than $15. I would try the Advil first too.

I thought it would be cheap because I don't remember ever having to pay much for a prescription (except when my husband had pneumonia and the inhaler was something like $90 with insurance).

I reread the surgical instructions and it says to do the advil but to use the other for "break through pain". I don't know why i feel better about advil, maybe because it doesn't have the codeine word attached to it

[Blondiega1]

$25 gift card for transfer to Walgreens

https://www.walgreen...n-transfers.jsp

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Blondiega1, on 31 March 2012 - 10:18 AM, said:

$25 gift card for transfer to Walgreens

https://www.walgreen...n-transfers.jsp

yeah I don't think that'd work for us because this is a new one