Best news I have had for a long time. Two prescriptions of mine filled at the Shopko Pharmacy for a total bill of $15.30. Ten of that was to enroll in the Shopko Pharmacy Family Program. This $10.00 enrollment was for myself, Dennis, Honey Bunny, Butter Ball and Snuggles. Yup, our pets are included as long as they are listed on the enrollment. If the drug prescribed by our doctors or veterinarians are on the web list of Shopko Pharmacy Program, it is either $4.00 for 30 days or $10.00 for 90 days. This is a relatively new program for Shopko.
I was expecting with that information, that my bill would be the $10.00 for the initial enrollment – and then $10.00 for each of my prescriptions. As it was, the two I needed were even at a lesser rate. Good times!
In times past, I know I had commented on my blog that my blood pressure pills had gone from $5.00 to $59.00 for the 90 days. Recently, I mentioned this to my doctor, and when we checked, that medication was not on the Shopko list. My doctor changed my drug of his choice to one that was listed and will do the same thing for my blood pressure. Actually, today that drug was $3.30 for 90 days. It is so worth checking around to see if a different drug, as per the label, can be substituted for one that is more expensive – whether for two-legged users or four-legged users.
I sat down with Dennis’ drugs that he takes for his heart disease and his peripheral artery disease. There were six of the ten that will be available through Shopko. Those six will make a difference from $167.00 for 90 days to $60.00 for 90 days.
It is time that there is some reasonableness to the pharmaceutical industry.
