昨晚看到新聞說, 美國的藥貴的讓人叫苦連連, 藥商為了減少抱怨, 在網上提供加州居民免費下載的處方籤折扣卡 (California Rx Card), 加州居民便可以拿這張卡到大多數藥房拿藥享有折扣, 但是在醫院附設的藥房則沒有折扣, 這項折扣也包括給寵物吃的藥喔 (不知道拿這張卡到Costco的藥房還能不能打折).
As a resident of
California, you and your family have access to a FREE
Prescription Drug Card program. Simply download your
Prescription Drug Card and receive savings of up
to 75% at more than 50,000 national and regional
pharmacies. You may create as many cards as you need.
Participating pharmacies include the following:
CVS/pharmacy, Sav-On Pharmacy, Rite Aid, Walgreens, and K-Mart Pharmacy,
as well as thousands of independent pharmacies. This program has
“LOWEST PRICE” logic to guarantee that you pay the lowest price on your
prescriptions (you pay the lower of a discount off the Average
Wholesale Price-AWP, a discount calculated off MAC Pricing, or the
Pharmacy Promotional/Retail price). This card is pre-activated and can be used immediately.