HIGHTSTOWN MEDICAL ASSOCIATES

Medication Center

  

Here in the Medication Center we have grouped together all those functions which relate to medications. Please make your choice below.

Free and Discounted Medications!

Many of the major pharmaceutical companies have programs to provide free or deeply discounted medications to those who meet their financial requirements. The details vary by company, and sometimes by medication. Check the sites below for your medications to see if you qualify.

The Together-Rx Card
The Lilly Answers Card
The Merck Patient Assistance Program
Pfizer Helpful Answers

Here are several sites which can help you find discounts or free sources for specific medications across multiple manufacturers:

Free and Discounted Medications!
Helping Patients.org
RxAssist.org
RxHope.com
Benefits Checkup Rx.org

We have been researching Canadian web sites through which you can purchase your medications at significant discounts. Below are three that are recommended by PharmacyChecker.com, which has verified that they are legitimate, licensed Canadian pharmacies.

Adv-Care.com
Cross Border Pharmacy.com
Rx North.com

Disclaimer: We have no control over these sites, or their prices, and we receive nothing from them if you order. We believe them to be above board and reliable, but can not guarantee this.

Here are a few websites which will help you compare prices across various sources. Some provide other benefits/services on a subscription basis.

Rxaminer.com
Drug Feedback.com
Pharmacy Checker.com

Medicare beneficiaries should also investigate the different Medicare Discount Cards which are available.

Medication Refill Requests

If you need a medication refill, please call your pharmacy first to see if there are authorized refills there. If your bottle says "partial refill remaining," or something like that, then you have part of a prescription, not part of a month, left and are probably OK.

If you know you have no refills and would like to request a medication refill through this site, please complete the On-Line Refill Request Form. You may request refill of up to four (4) medications per form. Your request(s) will be processed within 24 hours (longer on weekends or holidays). We will call you if there are any problems.

If you would like to make a telephone refill request, read our Telephone Refill Request policies.

Search for Medication Information

Would you like information on a specific medication? Enter its name below and click 'Find Information.' [This is powered by RXList.com, which means that we have no control over content or accuracy, but the pages I have viewed look accurate and informative.]

Medication Information Web Sites

The following sites contain information about medications, including use, side effects and interactions.
  • FDA Drug Information This site provides basic information about drugs currently marketed, including those recently approved by the FDA, including brand name, ingredients, the date the drug was approved, uses and precautions. Also included is the FDA pamphlet, My Medicines, which includes a medication tracking chart.
  • RxList is a searchable database of information on more than 4,000 drugs, herbs, and homeopathics developed by Neil Sandow, PharmD. It includes pharmaceutical products currently on the US market. Easy-to-read patients summaries are included. RxList provides the trade and generic names, information on how the drug is used, possible drug interactions, contraindications, and adverse reactions. RxList cross-references all drug monographs and can be searched by brand name, generic name or drug category. It also includes the "Top 200 Drugs" prescribed during the previous year.
  • Food & Drug Interactions Brochure Potential interactions between commonly prescribed prescription and non-prescription drugs and food, alcohol or caffeine are the focus of this brochure developed by the National Consumer's League. Medications include NSAIDs, beta-blockers, antihistamines, ACE inhibitors, antibiotics, antifungals, and MAO inhibitors. The brochure also includes a brief mention of drug-drug interactions.
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Association Drugs in Development Database allows you to search for information about drugs currently in development, by disease, indication or drug name. It identifies the proprietary name, generic name, manufacturer, company location, and the status of the drug (eg Phase II or Phase III).

Online Pharmacy Web Sites

The following are a list of some of the on-line pharmacy sites. Most of these sites include over the counter medications and a large variety of related items, such as you would find in a bricks and mortar pharmacy. Pricing is not always competitive, so shop around. Many of them accept the common insurance plans, but you may do better going with the site sponsored by your Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM). Most of these sites require you to register before you can access pricing and request medications.

    Drug Store Run Sites

  • CVS DrugStores Formerly Soma.com, this is now a CVS owned site. Select Pharmacy counter (top right) to enter new prescriptions. You can refill your prescriptions here and pick them up at your local CVS store, or have it shipped to you. You can also look up information about medications here (the same handouts they give you when you pick up your medications).

  • Walgreens Pharmacy is a bit more focused on prescriptions. When I tried to search for Actos, a common, though somewhat new, diabetes medication, this site could not find it! You can print your prescription records for a report of your costs for the year. The site suggested that your price might be different if you pick up the drug at your local store rather than have it shipped.

  • DrugStore.com is now RiteAid.com and is based in Redmond, Washington (Microsoft territory) It also allows you to fill prescriptions on-line and pick them up at your local store or have them shipped. It stores your information for quick access on repeat visits. Click 'Pharmacy' (upper right) to get to the pharmacy page if you start at drugstore.com.

  • Eckerd Drugs, like those above, provides prescription filling/refilling services, and all of the other services found in the local stores. You can order flowers from eFlowers.com and sign up for their email service to receive email promotions and special offers. This site is owned by JCPenny, so you will probably open yourself up to a deluge of JCPenny promotional email as well.

  • GNC.com, run by the GNC Nutrition Stores, is primarily for OTC non-prescription items, but if you click on 'Shop Online' you will be taken to a GNC specific DrugStore.com site, from which you can do your prescription refills (see above).

  • Sav-on Drugs is another store-based chain gone internet. It offers the same services as most of the competition.

    Internet-only Sites

    Note: See the links in the section at the top of the page