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Prescription costs were a shock
Terry W. Van Gilder
Feb. 9, 2015 9:42 am
To the editor:
There's a financial shock awaiting those who are about to have a prescription refilled this year.
For nearly a decade, I've taken a pill daily to prevent kidney stones from forming. Each refill cost less than $27. On Tuesday, the best price from the two pharmacies surveyed was for more than $62.
Perhaps doctors should now also prescribe a companion pill for preventing heart attacks at the pharmacy windows.
Terry W. Van Gilder
Marion
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