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How to Stock Up and Save on Meds

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    FOXNewshealth.com's Dr. Manny Alvarez gives tips for saving money on medicine.

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But what are -- say is an underweight is time to stop your medicine cabinet but the cost.

Of those and -- can cause some winter blues.

While we have documenting his year yeah Fox News -- -- charm us.

-- managing editor we mean with the blues with -- -- get some good deals on the -- I get good deals on the mad you know one of the things always say is.

Don't go is like when you go to supermarket when you hungry you -- -- -- -- you don't need this happening when you're sake the way do you say to go you know to think about generics have yet you do that.

So you know if they get plowed ahead especially now now that when the winter.

And the first thing we -- -- of course is to think about generics to the second thing we tell you to do is to.

Relief focus on the prices -- they're huge differences in prices.

A lot of people think that you know going to places like Costco sort of the big guns and as big stores you -- -- to save a lot and I really a lot of times.

I even small chain pharmacies do have good deal in generic I -- know we have a couple of -- -- screens let vs -- bill vs generic you'll see the difference in price and I would say that yet adults expense map that we want outlook at bell.

This headache that I mean look at the price -- a -- big price difference so that.

Get all of these generic drugs do have the same chemicals you can find coupons for instance -- the -- allow.

Yeah we look at that that that's a big popular that's a huge huge at a price differential.

So if you plan ahead.

If you body won't read a lot of the -- -- -- what is this saying hey this is what I have a always kinda brought I have Altria that is -- Honda generic Advil but generic on the aired -- and the generic wildwood and -- you -- you can take the savings by nice.

Bottle of you know Napa Valley data out of the -- but you know well yeah I think that way -- you take my money you put -- on to something more -- in more antioxidants.

So you can make a lot of savings and the other thing people -- tend to forget is.

The expiration date and I have the same problem and that's why you -- outlook which in my little ERC this is what happens after you -- turn forty.

You take a Mark -- Okay with the expiration date and you highlighted.

Bay get so you keep track because a lot of people do buy a lot of -- they put it in the and that medicine cabinet and then Eisen by and I can't see from belated first thing you do is.

I put the highlight.

Okay okay.

I looked -- well if this short term I mean usually give my some of the three month grace period like -- gonna get some medication to my -- -- this weekend.

And I look -- -- expired November of eleven.

So I'm a mobile case still but there more than three or four months when do it.

Said I it got it got you now I've got I got stuck on.

Not as I've been whining about my voice is one of -- -- -- -- achievements on him now seventieth floor.

All of that is I had a -- I understand and in big backpack containing about not venture day I have -- Now I wanna know what is -- light -- people would.

Stock too many medications what is one medication that people have that probably doesn't come in handy it's something that people -- A lot of.

A look a lot of people have and you don't painkillers that won the number one things and how would you -- the second.

So a lot of times you know people take allergy medicines when in reality they have a coal and that doesn't work sometimes certain painkillers people make a mistake that.

They take that medication along let's say within you know with a -- suppress and that also has painkiller sleep -- got to pay attention current yes that's why you if you do -- ahead.

And you kind of playing yourself I have a painkiller I have a call suppression drug.

And now I get it doesn't get -- of the -- million pounds and I don't know that we'll put it that I'm not I had.

Okay.

And -- had to cut shock alright.

-- -- -- the -- and thank you doctor managed well I think that's highlighted in my Benedict okay thank you.

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