Drugs for Less
review by Jaimie Hall Bruzenak
Drugs for Less: The Complete Guide to Free and Discounted Prescription Drugs by Michael P. Cecil should be on anyone’s book shelf who is a user of prescription drugs. Michael Cecil, M.D., first of all explains drug pricing for name brand and generic drugs. He then offers seven strategies for lowering your drug costs.
- Learn prices
- Comparison shop
- Buy generic medications
- Slice medications
- Consider other medications in the same class
- Put your government to work for you
- Use pharmaceutical assistance programs
All are helpful and could immediately lower your prescription drugs bills, but two that you may be under-utilizing are the last two. Some states have pharmaceutical assistance programs with income limits much higher than poverty level and most drug companies have assistance programs. It’s worth seeing if you qualify.
More than 600 of the most commonly prescribed medications are included. Part II, the Drugs for Less Listing, has nearly 100 medications with their alternatives and the manufacturer’s contact number for their assistance program. A number of comparison charts on costs for other medications are also included. The books is loaded with resources; Dr. Cecil provides numerous Web sites and contact information throughout the book.
This is one resource you do not want to be without. $13.95.