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Old Apr 23, 2010, 02:43 PM
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Depending on your monthly income, you may also qualify for different Patient Assistance programs. Find the maker of you medications... Name brand, not generic. Goto the company that manifactures the medicine, and on their site do a search for "Patient Assistance" . Sometimes they dont even ask about money so it all depends. You might also try calling the drug company directly and telling them your situation. I have no insurance, no income, and no medicaid/benefits. I am having to be seen at local "community clinics" that have $25 visits/ etc. Your community may have such type of clinics to look into. If you are purchasing your pills at full cost, do not forget to call pharmacies in your area for a per pill cost. The way pharmacies work, is they will price one med cheap... Script A... so that they can charge more for other meds they use less/more often. Each pharmacy has their own costs and you can save a substantial amount just by picking different mads up at different pharmacies. Another option (though not many choices in mental health) is to make sure that for some more common problems, your doc prescribes medications that are on walmarts $4 program.
Thanks for this!
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