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Old 04-25-2012, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by gego3650 View Post
I was in a hurry and droped of 3 scripts at Walgreens for a cost just under $ 100. All of these have been transfered to Walmart for a cost of $ 10.00 each for 90 days. Walgreens also charged me $ 286.16 For 60 Celebrex. I just ordered 100 in Canada online for $56 ( generic) to try. US script would be $ 109 for 100 but I thought I would try the generic first. My brother filled a script at CVS 30 days for $ 32. Next he went to Walmart and got the refill for $4. Shoping at the corner drug stores is not a good choice.
When shopping scripts you need to compare labels because pharmacists are allowed to substitute one brand for another and can even substitute a generic in place of a name brand. I don't think it's fair to the stores unless you specify, in each case, that the brand was exactly the same.