[NPInfo] More on $4 drugs and Wal-Mart

[Sue Emmite]

I also find this is interesting as I  have my HCTZ filled at Wal Mart and it
IS $4.  I think some states have restrictions on the prices that can be
charged.  But in Texas this is how much mine is.  I really think Wal Mart
does a pretty good job and I don't know about elsewhere but in our area the
news has featured stories on clinics that are coming  to the stores.  And as
we all know those clinics employ Nurse Practitioners.
Sue Emmite

On 10/5/07, Christine Smith <chrisbsmith at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> Interestingly, after our discussion yesterday, I rechecked a pt last night
> who had filled her Hctz. 12.5mg at Wal-Mart. It is on the $4 list for both
> Target and Wal-Mart but with an asterisk next to it on the Wal-mart list.
>
>
>
> Turns out Wal-mart charged her $9 for it. The pharmacist told her that
> their
> $4 list is not actually $4 but ranges from $4 to $12.  She said she saw a
> commercial that says Wal-Mart will match anyones pharmacy prices and the
> pharmacist said "that is not really true either -- only if our cost is
> less
> ".
>
>
>
> Target however, has always been true to their word for my patients. And,
> no,
> I have no vested interest in Target. So, yep, I still hate Wal-Mart!
>
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> Christine Smith,NP
>
> Antioch, CA
>
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