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Ask for Double Dose Prescriptions

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Date: 06/25/2005 Topic: Health & Body > Prescription Drugs  
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Insurance prescription providers are suggesting you ask your Dr if he can prescribe meds in double dose, and you can cut them in half, saving you and your insurance company a bunch of money. Of course, this is for long term meds being subscribed for over a month.

By Cheri

Editor's Note: Make sure that you cut them once you get them home so you don't accidently take too much.
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Post by valery (87) | (09/20/2005)
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Please be careful if you do this. Time released meds CANNOT be cut.


Post by Meari (92) | (06/27/2005)
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My doctor did both! He prescribed a pill with twice the mg and did a 90 day supply. With cutting them in half, I have enough for 6 months. Since I have mail order RX, the cost is the same as it would've been for a 30 day supply at the local pharmacy. I learned the pill-cutting trick from my Dad. A pill cutter costs about $5 and mine has a storage area for the cut pills and child safety latch feature.


Post By Linne Dodds (Guest Post) (06/26/2005)
We don't have prescription coverage & live on a fixed income. Mom has been getting this done for a while now with her blood pressure medication.
It makes sense as in Dollars & Cents .Why pay more for the same thing? & Mom cuts about a weeks worth at a time & puts them in another bottle .
There's no kids so we don't need the child & frequently Adult proof caps.


Post By suzq (Guest Post) (06/25/2005)
We asked our Dr. to give us perscriptions for more than one month....the perscriptions we need cost more per month.....our Dr. perscribed them for 90 days and they are quite a bit cheaper than they are for the 30 days.....


Post by Thursday_Next (22) | (06/25/2005)
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Some medications must be taken whole and aren't to be cut or crushed. Please ask your doctor first.


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