One of the best ways to save on your prescription drug costs in South Carolina is to ask for generics.  Most prescription drugs taken in the United States are available in generic form.  A generic drug has the exact strength, safety and active ingredients that the name-brand drug has. 

Often, a doctor has a vested interest in prescribing name-brand prescription medication.  It is not uncommon for pharmaceutical companies to to offer doctors perks such as trips to sell their name-brand drugs.  If your doctor signs your prescription 'Dispense as Written', ask him to rewrite the prescription and indicate 'Substitution Allowed'.  Remember to be sure to tell your pharmacist that you want generic.

Generics are also available in over-the-counter medications.  For example, in most drug stores, Advil, a product to alleviate fever and pain, is available in a generic form as ibuprofen.  Ibuprofen is much less expensive than Advil and it is essentially the same medication.

In South Carolina, Wal-Mart, Publix, and BiLo offer a month supply of many generic drugs for $4.  For a complete list of $4 generic drugs from these pharmacies, please call 843-478-2662.

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