<p>What recommendations to do you have for online pharmacies that represent the best combination of quality (they actually deliver what your ordered) and price? The medication needed, for which I have a prescription, is not covered by any of my insurance programs.</p>
<p>I used Medications4Less for my parents’ pills, but I don’t know if they are in existance anymore. They were a Canadian pharmacy. Reliable, shipped and recieved within a week.</p>
<p>It’s hard to tell, but it doesn’t appear to be in business. They were a Canadian company operating out of NJ until they were shut down by the NJ AG.</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestion though.</p>
<p>Anyone else?</p>
<p>The problem with drugs that get delivered to your mailbox, in my opinion, is that the drugs have to sit in your mailbox where, depending on the location and time of year, they may be exposed to very hot or very cold conditions that could affect the efficacy of the drug.</p>
<p>If you do decide to use the online pharmacy, could you get the drugs delivered to your workplace or to a post office box?</p>
<p>tsdad: I work with a woman who’s medication is not covered by her policy. It is a very expensive drug, so we contacted the Pharm co. and with a few forms, she was given a highly discounted price. My sister has RH and receives her meds at a huge discount also. Depending on what your situation is, this may be a better option than taking the chance of getting a bad drug from China (which has been in the news here).</p>
<p>Thanks 2Cakes, but I wouldn’t qualify.
Marian: Our stuff is delivered inside.</p>
<p>Bump. I’m interested in finding a canadian pharmacy too.</p>
<p>I am suprised that it was shut down. Or maybe I shouldn’t be. I vaguely remember something about a crackdown on drugs imported from Canada. I think I also remember getting a memo from them stating that they were going to start buying their supplies from Europe. I have not used them since about April of 05, since my parents both passed away 2 months after that. </p>
<p>However, I must say that the service we got from Meds4 Less was very good. Shipping was prompt, and they would call me occasionally to double check an order. As they were on some very expensive meds for Parkinson’s disease and dementia, I would say that they saved us a couple thousand dollars ( think I used them for about 2 and a half years).</p>
<p>I think consumers report did something on mailorder. Have you already tried a non-chain, independent pharmacy and asked for a low cash price. When my friend owned his pharmacy he gave cash price discounts. He gave great service. Sadly he got tired of the RX retail rat race and sold to Walgreens.</p>
<p>I cannot comment on Rx prices, but I’ve been happy otherwise with drugstore.com. They were terrific when I needed to send health care supplies to an aging parent. Shipments were on time and products were wrapped in plastic or bubble wrap as needed.</p>
<p>Have you inquired with local pharmacies about delivery and a discount for a long term order for regular refills? I’ve had good luck with family owned pharmacies in two cities. As long as I could be somewhat flexible about delivery day/time, they didn’t charge for the service.</p>
<p>Costco had some cheap prices for prescription drugs so might be worth checking out. I am not sure if they do mail order.</p>
<p>Sometimes you can get a cheaper version of the same drug. For example, my dad was on Toprol XL once a day for his blood pressure, and I asked his doc if he could recomend a cheaper beta blocker. He put him on Lopresser twice a day thereby saving us 50.00 a month.</p>
<p>Another example is Prilsec OTC, which my husband takes for his acid reflux instead of the very expensive Nexium. This switch was recommended by the gastroenterologist when I asked him if he could recommend something less expensive. I get it at Costco. It seems to work just fine.</p>
<p>So it is worth it to ask the MD if there is something cheaper that will do the job just as well.</p>