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People who get free prescription samples actually spend more on prescriptions in the long run. One reason is that patients continue the medicines even when there are less expensive alternatives. The study was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Additional authors are from Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Chicago. Younger patients and those not on Medicaid received more samples. Out-of-pocket expenditures were $166 during periods before patients received samples; $244 during periods while patients were receiving samples, and $212 during periods after patients no longer received samples.
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Interesting. I found some ways to save money on prescriptions. A doctor at the Dartmouth Medical School published a prescription drug survival guide for lower income patients. Take a look here: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~cardio/Patients/survivalguide.html
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