Wal-Mart Experiment Paid Off

[Geek]

Originally Posted by MMDad

Yes, but I don't like using the cheap stuff in my cars.

but in your body is ok?

[czygvtwkr]

Originally Posted by terbear1225

I've thought of that. this last time I thought for a while that it was just allergies but the morning she couldn't open her right eye because it was so gooped up, we decided enough was enough and took her in to the doc.
don't know if bohman mentioned the allergy idea when he took her in but if she gets it again, I definitely will ask.

Doctor told me one time I had pink eye but it was actually a torn cornea.

[camily (Premo)]

My sister works at Giant in the pharmacy. It's a little known fact that they pricematch if asked.
Just a little FYI.

[Pete (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Chasey_Lane

Same with me! For years I spent money on allergy and BC pills. Even w/my insurance I was paying $30 for BC and $50 a month for allergy. I switched to generic BC and OTC Wal-Mart brand allergy meds (which work BETTER than the name brands EVER did). My monthly cost is now $14.

Sam's Choice Egg blocker BC pills?

[aps45819 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Geek

but in your body is ok?

egg zactly

They sell SHELL Rotella-T oil, works great in bikes

[smsd]

Originally Posted by terbear1225

I've thought of that. this last time I thought for a while that it was just allergies but the morning she couldn't open her right eye because it was so gooped up, we decided enough was enough and took her in to the doc.
don't know if bohman mentioned the allergy idea when he took her in but if she gets it again, I definitely will ask.

That's how my daughter's one eye gets and it's always in the same eye. Best of luck!

[CMC122]

We made the same switch last month and I'm very happy we did! We cut our monthly Rx bill in half! Now I can only hope that they start out with a generic for the two other Rx's and our's will be down to less then $30 a month

[This_person]

Originally Posted by Bruzilla

My wife has issues with cholesterol and high blood pressure for years, and was taking four presciption drugs that had an out-of-pocket cost of about $175 every month. Three months ago my wife was complaigning about the cost to me, and I told her to get the list of generics that Wal Mart has on it's $4 deal, take it to her doctor, and tell him instead of these super-fancy new brand name drugs that she wants a good, effective, generic off the list.

She took me up on my suggestion, went to her doctor, and he wrote her scripts for four of the drugs on the list. New out-of-pocket cost: $16. Three months later her cholesterol issues are gone and she's now down to just two blood pressure drugs, one she gets on a 30-day script and one on a 90-day. New monthly cost - $7. So after taking all these fancy drugs for two years, and paying $175/a month with little sign of improvement, she's now much improved and paying $7 a month. Maybe it was the drug costs that were keeping her blood pressure up.

[kalmd]

What a great deal. I just looked up generic forms for the meds my family takes, and none of them are listed. We spend a small fortune in meds and that's with our insurance copay.

[Bruzilla]

Originally Posted by kalmd

What a great deal. I just looked up generic forms for the meds my family takes, and none of them are listed. We spend a small fortune in meds and that's with our insurance copay.

There were no generic equivalents for the drugs my wife was taking either. That's why she had been reluctant to follow up with WalMart. The thing is, doctors make money off the scripts they write for new drugs... which have no generic equivalent. The thing is you may not need the latest and greatest drug on the market. Most maladies can be treated with drugs that have been on the market for years, but docs don't make money off prescribing those drugs.

I had my wife go to her doctor with the WalMart list and ask "are there any drugs on this list that will work for me?" and not "are there any generic equivalents for the drug you have me on?" as the answer to the second question will most always be "no".