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| Rank & Drug |
Canadian Price |
Medicare Discount Card Plan |
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| 1 - Lipitor - 10mg |
$35.42 |
$67.07 - $80.48 |
| 2 - Plavix - 75mg |
$53.13 |
$114.38 - $126.59 |
| 3 - Fosamax - 70mg |
$28.02 |
$62.95 - $72.96 |
| 4 - Norvasc - 5mg |
$28.34 |
$42.82 - $54.69 |
| 5 - Celebrex - 200mg |
$27.67 |
$80.42 - $192.75 |
| 6 - Zocor - 20mg |
$48.70 |
$101.92 - $265.02 |
| 7 - Prevacid - 30mg |
$44.27 |
$111.63 - $157.03 |
| 8 - Protonix - 40mg |
$42.06 |
$87.49 - $133.06 |
| 9 - Lipitor - 20mg |
$44.27 |
$96.42 - $114.47 |
| 10 - Norvasc - 10mg |
$42.06 |
$59.08 - $79.84 |
Rank & Drug: This list is the ten drugs most frequently prescribed to seniors in 2003 based on claims volume from Pennsylvania's senior prescription drug program, PACE, the largest outpatient prescription drug program for seniors in the country.
Canadian Price: Prices are for Ontario and reflect the amount the Ministry of Health will reimburse. The information is from the Ontario Drug Benefit Formulary/Comparative Drug Index, Edition 38, Update C, April 6, 2004. In Canada, Protonix is marketed as Pantoloc. Canadian currency conversion from XE.com, mid-market rates 4-22. $1 CAD = $.737911 USD.
Medicare Discount Card Plan: Prices reflect the highest and lowest prices listed for participating in the Medicare drug discount card program as offered in 10 zip codes representing a diverse combination of rural and urban areas (Cincinnati; Detroit; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; New York; Olin, Iowa; Pittsburgh; Santa Fe; and Seattle). For urban areas, zip codes were searched for pharmacies in a 3-mile radius. For rural areas, the search was for a 15 mile radius. This corresponds to access requirements for prescription drug plans under the Medicare drug discount card program. Prices are those posted April, 29th on Medicare.gov.
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