Reader Linda shared how she has saved $600 a year on prescriptions. Note, I have never used this site.
I follow your blog and am grateful for all savings advice and contests that you run. I found this amazing website and I use it all the time. I saved my mom $600 last year. She takes Nexium and was able to save $50 a month on her prescription. My sister told me my brother-in-law had to go on Lipitor and I directed her to www.internetdrugcoupons.com. She will be able to save $120 this year on his prescription. Share it with your readers so they can save too! Keep up the great work you do with your blog and have a great year.
Linda is not affiliated with this site, which frankly, looks spammy. If you only print coupons from the site, fine. But I would be vary about sharing ANY personal info. The site purports to have a free membership card (similar to AAA) that gives you discounts of 10-45% off on prescriptions not covered by health insurance. But AAA costs money to join. Why would drug companies and pharmacies give you a discount just for printing out this card? Sketchy.
At the bottom of the homepage I noticed this note from the webmaster that partially restores my trust.
This site is just a glorified list of links to drug coupons with descriptions of the offers. We do not issue or fulfill any of the offers. All offers come from the drug companies, not us. InternetDrugCoupons.com does not have any relationship whatsoever with any drug company.
I put together this site as my small contribution to help the American people save money on their drug bills during these difficult economic times.
We make money from advertisements on the site and advertisements are clearly marked. - Webmaster
For more info, read the site’s mission statement on the About page. Have you used this site? Are you curious about getting coupons for medications and prescriptions from the Internet?
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Part of me relished my doctor’s prescription because if any prescription transfer coupons came up, I would be eligible. These offers – typically a $10 to $30 gift card to transfer a prescription to a new pharmacy – come and go through the year as mainstream pharmacies try to recruit new customers.
In the past when I’ve written about taking advantage of certain coupons, like opening a new bank account to get $100, readers have charged that fulfilling the deal was unethical. Here is why I think it is fair to use prescription transfer coupons (like I did last month to earn $25 at Walgreens).
- It is the business’ decision to offer the coupon
- I am fully eligible for earning the gift cards according to the terms the business sets
- For every person like me who is going to transfer a prescription for the gift card, there are many, many more who will sit tight
- The pharmacy is most likely making money off filling my prescription, even after the gift card, because of reimbursements from my health care provider
- The gift cards push me to test more than one pharmacy and eventually I will choose one
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It is legit to take advantage of prescription transfer coupons that mainstream pharmacies offer from time to time. Here are all the transfer coupons I found.
Rite Aid offers $25 gift cards for prescription transfers, up to two. Page three of yesterday’s flyer (in the April 25, 2010 newspaper) also had two $25 prescription transfer coupons.
Kmart offers $25 per transferred prescription up to $100 through May 22, 2010.
Walgreens issued a few prescription transfer coupons last month but I did not find any fersh ones.
Target occasionally issues $10 prescription transfer coupons in their weekly flyers.
CVS also issues prescription transfer coupons but I could not find any.
Do you have a link to a prescription transfer coupon?
