LOCATIONS, TOO. PICK UP AFREE PACK OF N 95 MASKS. TWICE A AYER IN JANUARY AND JULY. WE SEE A LOT OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES GO UP. CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR KRISTEN BURNS SHARES SOME SAVINGS TIPS IF YOU CANTOR DON'T WANT TO SWITCH YOUR MEDICATION.SO FAR COSTS OF MORE THAN 650 MEDICATIONS WENT TO THAT NUMBER COULD CONTINUE TO CLIMB. >> IF YOU'RE SHOCKED BY THAT DRUG MANUFACTURERS DO IT EVERY YEAR. IN FACT, LAST JANUARY, RIPCES OF MORE THAN 800 MEDICATIONS WENT UP, IT HURTS THOSE WITHOUT INSURANCE. AND EVEN THOSE WITH IT, HEALTH CARE COMPANY, GOOD RX REPORTS.
THE PRICE HIKES ON AVERAGE ARE ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 5 TO 10%. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHY OTHER THAN EDMICATIONS JUST CONTINUE TO GET MORE EXPENSIVE. DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH WITH GOOD RX TORY MAHER SAYS MOST OF THE MEDICATIONS ON THE LONG LIST OR BRAND NAME DRUGS LIKE 2 NASAL FOR ALLERGIES. >> ELIQUIS FOR PREVENTING STROKES. PAINKILLER OXY-CONTIN AND DRUGS FOR CANCER PATIENTS LIKE CAMP TO SORR Y.BRANDT'S MANY ARE SPECIALTY DRUGS AND ALREADY COME WITH A HIGH PRICE TAG FOR THOSE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE, FOR EXAMPLE, DRUGS DOT COM REPORTS THE CASH PRIZE FOR I BRANDS COULD UBEP TO 13,000, $500 FOR SUPPLY OF 21 CAPSULES. THAT'S WITH AN ONLINE COUPON. >> A FEW PEOPLE ARE TAKING TM HEYOU KNOW, THOSE WHO ARE REALLY GETTING HIT WITH HIGH PRICE HIKES O TSAFE. TORY MAHER SAYS FIRST, SEE IF THERE'S A GENERIC OPTION FOR YOUR MEDICATI. ONALSO, PATIENTS NEED TO SHOP AROUND SINCE DRUG COSTS CAN VARY FROM PHARMACY TO PHARMACY WEBSITES, LIKE GOOD, RX AND BLINK, HEALTH CAN HELP YOU FIND DISCOUNTS. AND SO CAN USING A MANUFACTURER'S COUPON FOR YOUR PRESCRIPTION. SOME DRUGMAKERS OFFER THOSE ANOTHER PTOION TO SAVE IS TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
IF YOU'RE PROVED IT CAN HELP YOU GET YOUR MEDICATION FOR LITTLE OR NO COST AT ALL. F IYOU HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE, REMEMBER YOUR DEDUCTIBLE RESETS IN JNUAARY? SO GETTING THE COST OF YOUR PRESCRIPTION COVERED LIKE YOU WANT. >> MAY NOT BE AN PTOION TO SEE IF THE PRICE OF YOUR MEDICATION WENT .
