Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry—Your Link to Savings
By: States: New Jersey Source: AARP.org Date Posted: 2007-08-24 15:32:43.045172-04:00
Welcome to the Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry!
“Click” aquí para español http://www.nj.gov/lps/ca/espanol/spnjpdr/drugs/.
The following is information about the Registry and what it can do to help you save money on your prescriptions. To link immediately to the Registry, click here www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/njpdr.
You can also call 1-800-242-5846 for help in English or in Spanish.
1. The Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry is a listing of the 150 most prescribed prescription drugs and how much they cost at different pharmacies throughout New Jersey.
2. Most people don’t realize that different pharmacies charge different prices for the same exact drug, but as a consumer, how are you going to know if you are paying the lowest price for prescriptions in your area?
3. You always know what you pay for groceries before you get to the checkout line. You know what you pay for gas before you pull into the station. Have you ever walked into a pharmacy and seen the retail prices of your drugs before you buy them? AARP believes consumers have the right to know what their drugs cost up-front.
4. With the Registry you can easily compare prices in your area using the website or an 800 number. You will need a list of the drugs you take and the dosage. You can search for the best price right in your area using your zip code or address.
5. AARP was the driving force behind establishing the Registry. It is now available to everyone in New Jersey regardless of income or age.
6. 1.3 million people in New Jersey have no health insurance and who must pay full price for their prescriptions. Many others are underinsured or struggling to pay for the high cost of their drugs. The Registry could help them save a significant amount every month.
7. The prices on the Registry are updated weekly so they should be accurate, but consumers should remember that they are still subject to change.
8. These are retail prices only. If you have insurance or co-pays, the price you pay could be different from the retail price listed.
9. AARP’s bi-monthly publication, the Rx Watchdog, shows the cost of prescription drugs rising faster than America’s inflation rate. It is AARP’s belief that by having systems in place like the Registry, that trend could change.
10. Tell us how much you are saving! Call us at 609-452-3914. Leave your name and phone number and a message about your experience using the registry.
11. Tell your friends and family!
The Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry is available from www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/njpdr and in English or Spanish via the toll-free hotline at 1-800-242-5846.
For copies of AARP’s national bi-monthly reports on prescription drug price trends in America, go to http://www.aarp.org/health/rx_drugs/costs/rx_watchdog_report.html.
The NJ Health Care Quality Institute conducted the first survey that brought the need for the Registry to light. Please visit their website at http://www.njhcqi.org.
To join an AARP chapter and become part of the AARP community, go to http://www.aarp.org/publish/archives/membership/articles/chapter.html.
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