Monday, November 5, 2007

High Prescription Prices

Drug companies state that the high prescription prices are necessary to fund resource on newer ones. To a certain extent, this is justifiable. Some individuals are bankrupted because of excessive medical costs, including prescriptions. Consider the number of people who simply cannot afford to purchase medications. These may include your aging parents, aunts, and uncles, your next door neighbor, or you. The reduced cost programs are open to a limited few--not those who theoretically have adequate financial resources.

The greed exhibited by large drugstore chains affects all of us. Take a look at Richard Reich's "Supercapitalism". This book may help us to understand the demise of morality in the marketplace.

Support the businesses that support affordable health care. Write to other drug stores like Long's, Rite Aid, Walgreen's, CVS, and Drug World. Let them know that you are switching to pharmacies whose pricing reflects the reality. Remember that many reasonably priced, national chain pharmacies may provide online ordering with mail delivery.

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