If you have a medication you take every day—for instance, statins or antidepressants—buying 60 or 90 pills at once rather than just one 30-day supply at a time may lower the cost per dose, says Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D., pharmacist and clinical assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy. And this is true even for $4 generic drugs: while a 30-day supply is $4, a 90-day supply is only $10, not $12.
Tip: Trying a new drug? Ask for a prescription for a week’s worth first, she advises. That way, if it has intolerable side effects or doesn’t work, you don’t waste your money on pills you won’t use.
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