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- Ask Your Doctor Or Other Health Care Provider For Free Samples
- State A Preference For Generic (or Sister) Versions Of A Drug
- Find Out If There Are Older Alternatives For A Drug Or Over-The Counter Versions
- Ask About Lifestyle or Therapeutic Substitutions
- Find Out If You Qualify, Or Can Qualify, For A Government Program That Provide Drugs
- Check The Company That Makes The Drug For Free Or Low Cost Drugs
- Buy A Test Supply When You Get A New Prescription, Especially One You Are Intended To Take Over A Long Period Of Time
- Buy In Bulk Drugs You Take For An Extended Period Of Time
- See If You Can Buy A Larger Dose And Split The Pills
- How To Shop For The Lowest Drug Price
- Find Out If You Can Purchase Prescription Drugs From At A Discount
- Explore Drug Discount Cards and Clubs To See If One Works For You
- Find Out If Your State Or County Has A Purchasing Group To Help Residents Save Money
- Negotiate Price If Your Annual Drug Bill Is Large, Or If You Can Gather Several People Who All Together Spend A Substantial Amount Of Money On Drugs Each Year
- Reevaluate Expiration Dates
- Eat Right, Get Exercise, Rest
- Keep Receipts In Case You Can Deduct Medical Expenses
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There are a variety of ways to save money on drugs., each of which are more fully described below:
- Free samples
- Older alternatives for a drug
- Generics and older versions of a drug
- Therapeutic substitutions
- Government programs that provide drugs
- Qualifying for a drug manufacturer's free or low cost program
- Test supplies
- Pill splitting
- Bulk purchases
- Comparison shop when you buy drugs -- and again every six months
- Purchase prescription drugs from a hospital or organization pharmacy at a discount
- Drug Discount Cards
- Drug Discount Clubs
- Purchasing Groups
- Negotiate price
- Reevaluate Expiration dates
- Eat right, Get exercise, Rest
- Keep receipts in case you can deduct Medical Expenses
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