Comments on: Store-Brand Savings

By: Lily

Lily — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:16:15 +0000

Generic medications are a great way to keep your prescription drug costs down. What really gets my goat is these new drugs where they put two generics together and then charge an arm and a leg for it! I’ve seen ads on TV for Caduet. It has two ingredients. One is Amlodipine and the other is Atorvastatin. With my RxDrugCard I can get 30 tablets of Amlodipine for $9 and 30 tablets of Simvastatin for $9. I’ll bet they are charging more than $18 for this! The unthinking public is going to pressure their doctors into giving them something just because it’s new, when something old or generic would do the job for cheaper.

By: dee dee

dee dee — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:45:43 +0000

I’m all for store brands in most cases – ibuprofen is ibuprofen. But we discovered that not all over-the-counter remedies are created equal. Years ago our daughter needed Benedryl for yet another allergy attack. Frugal me bought the CVS version. It did nothing for her symptoms – and she didn’t know she was getting something different from the usual pink liquid. After a day of misery, I went back to the store and bought the “real thing.” And it worked the way it was supposed to. Lesson learned.

By: Baby Carriers Backpacks

Baby Carriers Backpacks — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:50:31 +0000

Thanks for the tips. I usually don’t buy at CVS, but I think I am going to change my shopping habits

By: Jen A. Miller

Jen A. Miller — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:04:06 +0000

I buy a lot of CVS brand items — they’re great. The only branded food I buy? Cheerios! Plain Cheerios, though, not honey nut.