Why the price disparity?

Last week I went for my six-month check-up.  My labs had good as well as bad news. The good news is my glucose levels were normal, the not so good was that my cholesterol was high but not outrageously high that she would consider putting me back on Statins.

In between visits I have to keep track of my daily blood pressure readings which sometimes are normal and other times not so much even though I take two daily doses of my medication. High blood pressure runs in both sides of my family so I am resigned to the idea that I will have to be on BP medication for the rest of my life.

I have mentioned in prior blog posts that even though HEB has lower grocery prices than Walmart, Del Rio has had a population explosion and it is always packed.  I much prefer to shop at Walmart and avoid the crowds.  With that in mind, I changed my pharmacy preference to the latter.

When I went to pick-up my medication I got a shock. The clerk said it would be $145.87, I told her there had to be a mistake as I paid $16,30 for the same medication and quantity at HEB.  She sent me to another line where they confirmed the amount saying that my medication was not in the $10 or $20 dollar formulary.

Went to HEB where it was in their affordable formulary and while it had gone up since the last refill it only cost me $20.60.  Anytime I can save $125.27 I will gladly brave the crowds and you will not hear a peep out of me.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.