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

[Shelby Havens]

Tablet splitting is standard practice at the Veterans Administration. It has been widely studied and has been found to be an acceptable practice with many medications, even if the tablets are not scored.
 
 
Best Regards,
 
Shelby Havens, ARNP
 > From: Getcoffee at aol.com> Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 18:49:26 -0400> Subject: Re: [NPInfo] More on $4 drugs and Wal-Mart> To: npinfo at nurse.net> > > In a message dated 10/5/2007 3:08:35 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > np at c-zone.net writes:> > On the Wal-Mart> list the 12.5mg has an *, but the 25mg & 50mg don't so they are apparently> $4 per qty 30!> > > > I don't know if anyone mentioned this already but sometimes you have to > order the 25 mg and write take Half tablet in order to get the $4 co-pay. I have > been told that by Target. It might be the same at Wal-Mart which may account > for some of the price differences????> > R.Lynn, ANP, PMHNP> > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com> _______________________________________________> NPInfo mailing list> NPInfo at nurse.net> http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo> *****************************
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