13 smart ways to save on prescription drugs

The consumer story noted potential savings by substituting generics for name brands, by checking the formulary for your insurer’s favorites and asking for exceptions. It advised to beware of online pharmacy scams, saying many “Canadian pharmacies” are fraudulent and that some drugs ordered online contained “dangerous contaminants, such as toxic yellow highway paint, heavy metals and rat poison. It suggested that safe pharmacies have domain names ending in “.pharmacy” and that LegitScript.com is a way to confirm that it’s aboveboard.