Costco Pharmacy

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Just back from a mini but fun packed trip. Sorry for the delay in getting

this message out to the Board.

Ellen

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Sent: October 07, 2004 7:31 PM

(snip) No one has to be a member of Costco to go to their

> pharmacy - just tell them at the door that you are going to the pharmacy

and

> there's no problem. The pharmacy will also give you their direct telephone

number.

> Whenever I have a new OR a renewal prescription I immediately call 3

> pharmacies including Costco and Walmart for a price check. I also urge my

Dr. to write

> the prescription for quantities of 100 wherever possible. They are cheaper

> because the pharmacist does not have to count them.

>

> In virtually every case Costco is the least expensive, particularly for

> generic drugs. In some cases, my Lisinpril 40 mg. (a very popular blood

pressure

> med) for example, is actually cheaper than I can buy it from Canada or my

husband can buy it

> from the VA. My point it that it is very important to check and compare

the prices when

> buying medicine. You can also pull up Costco's pricing information from

their site on the

> internet, however, I find that calling them is better.

>

> Believe me, when I say, I have no stock in Costco and do not mean to

> particularly promote them, but checking is worthwhile.

>

>(snip) I was in afib for 2 days last week, for what reason I don't

> know. Only about the 4th time in our 4 years (on Dofetilide). I went to

my trusty fire dept. and

> those neat EMTs did a mini EKG, only 5 or 6 leads, and confirmed my

> suspicion. They do it for FREE (snip) Then I finally converted to NSR

after taking an extra atenolol each day.

> Thank the man upstairs! (snip) Best wishes - Dolores

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