AARP Drug Website Includes Effectiveness, Safety And Cost Comparisons
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
New site lists median prices and typical price ranges for drugs in nine classes based on prices submitted by AARP Pharmacy Services network pharmacies. Information will eventually be expanded to cover 20 classes of drugs.
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