Talk With Your Physician
Make sure that your physician knows that saving money is important to you. Ask that they prescribe a generic equivalent or lower-cost alternative if at all appropriate. Also, make sure that they know about any other drugs you are taking that may alter the effectiveness of the medications they are prescribing. Finally, make sure that you understand the drug therapy they prescribe so that you obtain the most value from the drugs that you are about to invest in. The following "Message to Physicians" contains information that should assist you in talking with your doctor about saving money.
Message to the Physician
This plan is designed to save your patient money and promote good health. Use of alternative medications recommended at the point-of-sale is not required. This plan will only reject a prescription on the basis of a medication-to-medication interaction. Please make sure your patient discloses all the medications they are taking and understands their medication therapy, including possible drug and food interactions.
This plan has no maximum day or quantity limits. This allows the patient to obtain larger quantities of maintenance medications that may resul in greater cost savings. When appropriate, please prescribe a generic medication therapy, or consider dispensing the lowest-cost alternative within the therapeutic class. Please also consider recommending pill splitting of a higher dosage and/or alternative medication when appropriate. This may offer the consumer greater savings.
Please use this link to access the Family Wize Discount Drug Card Website for your
questions regarding participating pharamcies, drug prices, and general questions you
may have: www.familywize.com
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