By Crystal Phend, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
Published: June 09, 2009
Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston and
Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner
NEW ORLEANS, June 9 -- Diabetes patients who shop for the best prices on prescription drugs at mail-order retailers and big-box discounters may save thousands of dollars a year, researchers found.
In an analysis of pricing data obtained from state attorneys general, Medco by Mail and Wal-Mart were the least expensive, while neighborhood and chain pharmacies generally charged the most, Clifton M. Jackness, M.D., and Ronald Tamler, M.D., Ph.D., both of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, N.Y., reported.
"Being an informed consumer is clearly beneficial," they said here at the American Diabetes Association meeting.
The total monthly out-of-pocket price for all 10 drugs most commonly prescribed to diabetes patients for any indication ranged from a low of $428.35 with Medco to a high of $641.90 with Rite Aid……
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