The Generic Prescription

Canadian pharmacies have a special advantage compared to American pharmacies. This advantage is not because the quality of the prescription drugs they have for they are generally same in drugs quality, but Canadian drugs price generally cheaper than from their American counterpart. I’m talking about branded prescription drugs not generic drugs, because generic drugs price is not quite different between the pharmacies.

I have seen two online pharmacies to make comparison. One came from America and the other from Canada.I give example with three most popular prescription drugs among the two online pharmacies, they are Lipitor (cholesterol medication), Singulair (asthma) and Lexapro (anti-depressant).

The price of 40mg Lipitor 90 tabs is $335.97 belong to online American pharmacy I visited, for the same dosage and amount the online Canadian pharmacy can give you $213, meaning you can make saving 36% by buying Lipitor from online Canadian pharmacy.

And for Singulair you need $314.29 (10mg – 80 tabs) for the American online pharmacy, but only $226 for the same composition from the online Canadian pharmacy, that’s a 28% discount for you.

Last, anti-depressant Lexapro from online American pharmacy will cost you $251.97 (20mg – 84 tabs) and the online Canadian pharmacy just cost you $180, by buying this you will save your pocket for about 28,6%.

Generally by buying prescription drugs and medications from Canada other than united states you have make 20-40% saving for your healthcare spending. Although each pharmacy has different prices, the price would not be too diverse among the American pharmacies themselves and between the Canadian pharmacies as well, so the potential saving you can get generally are the same. For your record, using generic drugs will save you much more than branded prescription drugs.