SAVING MONEY WITH CHOLESTEROL LOWERING STATINS

This post is for those who are switched to a new statin.

On my last visit to the doctor I went on a new statin. I wanted to try the statin first before I incurred a 3 month supply of the medication which would lead to wasted money and medication.

My new medication was Lipitor so I went on Lipitors web site and they had a free months trial of the medication. What I needed to do was ask for a separate medication request for one months supply from the doctor, this was in lieu of the usual three month prescription. I printed the free offer coupon from the web site. I took both the one month prescription and the free trial form to a local pharmacy and they filled the medication for free.

It is usually less expensive to deal with a carrier such as Medco, Medco is an on line pharmacy that fills prescriptions usually at a rate that is less expensive then neighborhood pharmacies and can be accessed through your prescription carrier, eg Medicare part D

Hopefully this information will save you some money. I would certainly look into this avenue when going on to a new medication. I have only tried it for the above statin.

Stay Healthy