October 12, 2006 - 4:33pm
I dont know if it is just my area or not but buying meds at the hosptial pharmacy is a lot cheaper then buying at a CVS, Walgreens, etc. The difference was huge, for example at target it was $21 for 60 1mg klonopin and at the hopital pharmacy it was $17 for 90 2mg klonopin. I was able to get my generic oxycodone 80mg ER filled there witht the brand I wanted (watson) for $3.65 per 80mg pill where all the other pharmacies had generics I dont care for (teva, endo, etc.) at almost double that price.
The reason for the post is for anybody trying to save some money to check out the hospital pharmacies.
October 12, 2006 - 10:55pm
#2
Hospital pharmacies
I have seen the pharmacies in both of the hospitals we have in town, and they are both in the basement, secluded from the rest of the hospital. From what I gathered, they don't fill prescriptions that are to leave the hospital. I know this may be because I do not live in a "large" population area, but they are both decent sized. One pharmacy is next to the heart cath lab in the basement, the other is downstairs next to the shipping/receiving docks. I know that many hospitals do have pharmacies to dispense medications, like meds in the middle of the night to ER patients who are going home, but I just never have seen them fill a prescription from a non in-patient, patient. Just my observation, I'm sure it differs from city to city.
gtrplayer
October 13, 2006 - 4:43pm
#3
In my area I am surrounded
In my area I am surrounded by hospitals. You are correct, they do have an in-patient pharmacy and all the hospitals I have seen have an out-patient pharmacy also. Obviously you can only get scripts filled at the out-patient pharmacy if you are not a patient in the hospital. It is worth a phone call for some of you that are paying a lot for meds. It is a call I made that saves me hundreds a month on meds.
Thanx. This is great news. My dad takes a zillion meds and he will try the hospital pharmacy next time. He always thought they charged too much like when he is a patient it's $25 for aspirin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!