November 20, 2009

Rx comparisons by the numbers

by Cara Restelli, KY3 News

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Story Published: Nov 2, 2009 at 4:32 PM CST

Story Updated: Nov 4, 2009 at 10:00 AM CST

SPRINGFIELD -- We compared the prices of monthly supplies of nine widely-used prescriptions at six pharmacies. Here are our results:

Plavix 75 mg:

*Family (savings card)**	$148.15
Grove	158.10
St. John's	161.00
Walgreens (savings card*)	162.40
Convenient Care	165.77
Walmart	176.88
Walgreens	178.99
Family	186.27

Nexium 20 mg:

*Family (savings card)**	$159.15
Walgreens (savings card*)	162.70
Grove	168.46
St. John's	172.70
Convenient Care	177.87
Walmart	196.84
Family	199.85
Walgreens	209.99

Paxil 20 mg (generic):

Walmart	$4.00
Walgreens (savings card*)	9.99
Family (savings card*)	10.30
Convenient Care	14.35
St. John's	28.62
Grove	30.00
Walgreens	34.99
Family	39.62

Lyrica 50 mg:

Grove	$204.87
Walgreens (savings card*)	216.04
St. John's	218.64
Convenient Care	220.51
Walgreens	235.99
Walmart	236.34
Family	259.27

Lisinopril 10 mg (generic):

*Family (savings card)**	$3.99
Walmart	4.00
Grove	4.00
Family	4.00
Convenient Care	10.78
St. John's	11.51
Walgreens (savings card*)	12.00
Walgreens	14.99

Lipitor 20 mg:

*Family (savings card)**	$122.91
Family	126.24
Convenient Care	132.62
Walgreens (savings card*)	135.99
Walmart	139.78
Grove	140.00
Walgreens	143.99
St. John's	174.99

Ambien 10 mg (generic):

Family	$15.11
Grove	20.00
Convenient Care	22.00
St. John's	22.79
Walgreens (savings card*)	41.99
Walmart	47.78
Walgreens	54.99

Lexapro 10 mg:

Family	$89.70
Grove	92.65
Convenient Care	94.94
Walgreens (savings card*)	94.99
St. John's	95.49
Walmart	101.54
Walgreens	110.99

Singulair 10 mg:

*Family (savings card)**	$112.79
Grove	119.89
St. John's	123.45
Walgreens (savings card*)	124.30
Convenient Care	126.83
Family	142.60
Walgreens	148.99
Walmart	153.78

*Walgreens savings card costs $20/year. Family Pharmacy's savings card will be introduced in December and there will be a one-time fee of $10.

Average monthly cost of all prescriptions checked:

*Family (savings card)**	102.37
Grove	104.21
Walgreens (savings card*)	106.71
Convenient Care	107.29
St. John's	112.12
Walmart	117.82
Family	118.07
Walgreens	125.99

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