Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Mar 2019
Prescription drug prices can vary by thousands of dollars depending on where you buy them
5 March 2019 - The price of the same prescription drug can vary by hundreds or even thousands of dollars, depending on where you buy it, according to a new report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group which surveyed hundreds of pharmacies and found large price differences for identical medications.
Nearly one in four Americans struggle to pay for their medications and this year already, more than 250 prescription drugs have seen price hikes averaging 6 percent, according to an analysis by RX Savings Solutions.
Adam Garber is the consumer watchdog for the U.S. PIRG. The group surveyed more than 250 pharmacies across the country for the cash prices of common medications, the price someone pays if they don't have insurance or are under-insured and do not qualify for coupons or savings programs sometimes offered by drug manufacturers.
