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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 11 > Economy pushing cost of drugs out of reach

Economy pushing cost of drugs out of reach

Medicare co-pays, generics may still be too expensive

By Kevin Sack / The Bulletin
June 11, 2009

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — A year or so ago, when customers buttonholed the pharmacists at Almand’s Drug Store the questions were invariably about dosing or side effects. These days, they are almost always about cost.

Can I get this as a generic? Is the co-pay really that high? Will....

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