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Medicare Discount Card Price Comparison Chart
(Using Ten Commonly Prescribed Drugs)
Area : Arlington, VA 22209 (5 mile radius)
Date of search : May 4. 2004
Source : http://www.medicare.gov comparison site |
Bill Brubaker, “Web Still Helps the Medicine Go Down,” Washington Post, April 30, 2004 |
Cvs.com
Selected Cards:
- Preferred Prescription Discount Card, which has one of the best discount deals, with $25 annual fee
- MyPharmaCare, which has one of the least savings on drug price, with $25 annual fee
All prices are in U.S. dollars for a 30-dose supply
Drug, dosage (what it treats) |
Medicare discount card 1: Preferred Prescription Discount Card |
Medicare discount card 2: myPharmaCare |
Cvs.com (U.S.) |
Drugstore.com (U.S.) |
Costco.com (U.S.) |
Granville Pharmacy (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) |
Lipitor, 10 mg. (cholesterol) |
$67.28~67.68 |
$83.54 |
$79.99 |
$62.99 |
$68.47 |
-* |
Celebrex , 200 mg. (pain) |
80.63~81.03 |
196.40 |
92.99 |
76.99 |
80.07 |
-* |
Zoloft , 50 mg. (depression) |
74.59~74.97 |
173.18 |
86.59 |
72.99 |
76.17 |
-* |
Norvasc , 5 mg. (blood pressure) |
43.82~44.22 |
64.10 |
49.29 |
42.99 |
44.59 |
-* |
Zocor , 10 mg. (Cholesterol) |
59.37~59.77 |
88.67 |
78.99 |
69.99 |
73.57 |
61.57 |
Vioxx , 25 mg. (pain) |
77.86~78.26 |
167.78 |
99.99 |
77.99 |
80.87 |
46.52 |
Celexa , 20 mg. (depression) |
73.03~73.43 |
88.67 |
86.99 |
68.99 |
73.07 |
46.52 |
Nexium , 20 mg. (heartburn) |
106.65~107.05 |
133.22 |
146.99 |
120.99 |
125.47 |
66.68** |
Zyrtec , 10 mg (allegies) |
57.60~58.00 |
128.63 |
66.59 |
58.99 |
62.37 |
28.02 |
Prilosec , 20 mg. (ulcers) |
90.15~90.55 |
212.33 |
134.99 |
115.99 |
118.87 |
69.34** |
* Comparable quantities not available
** For 28 capsules instead of 30