Citizens in Guilford and Randolph counties have saved more than $25,300 with the FamilyWize discount card!!
The below information is from www.familywize.com
PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAVINGS PROGRAM
IT'S FREE: This is a free resource from the FamilyWize community service partnership. Use this FamilyWize card to start saving money on your prescription drugs today.
IT'S EASY: Simply present your card and prescription to a participating pharmacy to obtain the discounted price. You always receive the lower of the discounted price or pharmacy's retail price.
HOW MUCH YOU SAVE: This card can save you and your family an average of up to 30% or more on 8 out of 10 prescriptions. Click here to see the discounted price of medications using this card.
NO RESTRICTIONS: Use your card as often as you need, for any prescription, for everyone in your family. There is no income limit, age requirement, eligibility or registration required.
$100 MILLION IN SAVINGS: The goal of this community partnership is to reduce the cost of medicine for children, families and individuals with no prescription drug coverage by $100. FamilyWize cards are being distributed free of charge nationwide by participating United Ways, community and faith-based organizations, county agencies, doctors, businesses, some pharmacies, and individuals like you. The discounts and savings are provided voluntarily by the more than 53,000 participating pharmacies that have agreed to accept this card. Please remember to thank your pharmacy for its participation and those helping to give out the cards for the difference they are making for you, your family and your community.
HOW YOU CAN HELP: Did you know that more than one out every five people in the United States has no prescription drug coverage? Please email your friends, family members, co-workers, and members of groups you know a link to this website, place a link to this site on your websites and web pages, and print cards for the people you know that do not have Internet access. And please click on the Volunteer Center to get cards and flyers to distribute in your area. Together, we can make a difference! THANK YOU!
THIS IS NOT HEALTH INSURANCE: Discounts are provided by and available only at participating pharmacies.
ABOUT THE CARD
How it Works
The FamilyWize Prescription Drug Discount Card enables you to receive discounted pricing on prescription drugs. It can offer immediate savings on prescription drugs at participating pharmacies for people that have no health insurance, during deductible periods and for prescription medicine not covered by health insurance, Medicare and other benefit plans. This is not insurance, nor is it intended to replace insurance.
Simply present your FamilyWize card with each prescription from your doctor to the participating pharmacy at the time of purchase to receive your discounts. If you need to transfer a prescription, bring your empty prescription bottle or label with you to the pharmacy.
Save an average of up to 30% or more off the pharmacy's usual and customary retail price of prescription drugs, with the highest savings on generic drugs.
Your cost will be the discount price with the FamilyWize card or the pharmacy's usual and customary retail price, whichever is lower. This means you are assured the lowest price in that store, at the time you purchase the prescription medicine. If the pharmacy's price is lower, there is no savings or discount and the FamilyWize card cannot lower the copay for medicine covered by insurance.
Tips to Save More
Consult with your physician about alternative therapies
Before you begin a new prescription medication, talk with your doctor about non-prescription modifications to your lifestyle, diet or exercise. These changes may postpone, reduce or avoid the need for the cost of and taking a new medication.
Review your other medications
Disclose all the medications that you are taking to your physician and pharmacist before they prescribe or dispense a new medication. Some medications may intensify or reduce the effectiveness of another, or may even possibly duplicate the effects of another drug you are taking.
Select the lowest-cost alternative
Many brand-name prescription medications have a generic equivalent. Generic drugs are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for safety and effectiveness, and are manufactured under the same strict rules that apply to their brand-name twin. So ask your physician and pharmacist if there is a generic drug that will save you money. If no generic equivalent is available, there may still be a lower-cost alternative within the same class of drugs that performs the functions your care requires. Once again, consult with your physician on these money-saving alternatives.
Obtain a larger supply
In most instances, your cost per dosage will decrease as the amount you have dispensed at one time increases. If you will be taking a medication for an extended period of time, ask your physician if it would be appropriate to prescribe a 90-day supply rather than a 30-day supply.
Shop only at preferred pharmacies
All chain pharmacies and most independent pharmacies have been given equal opportunity to serve you via this program. Participating pharmacies are required to offer you deep discounts and assist in performing some fairly complicated drug management procedures for card holders, and not all pharmacies agree to participate. However, that gives you the confidence of knowing that pharmacies participating in this program are concerned with your health and saving you money, and therefore, are deserving of your business and loyalty.
Show your card every time
To ensure your medication is checked for safety and billed at the correct price, your pharmacist needs to transmit valuable information in your card. In some instances, the pharmacist may store your card information in their computer. However, to be certain you receive the maximum benefit, you need to show your card each time you have your prescriptions filled.
Understand your drug therapy
You invest a lot of money in medications. In order to get the most value for your dollar, you need to understand how to use your prescription drugs effectively. Make sure your physician and pharmacist explain how and when to take each prescription medication. Some factors to consider when trying to get the most from your medication are the effects of:
- Food and water being taken with your medication.
- The time of day you take your medication.
- Effects of other medications, including over-the-counter drugs, on your prescription.
Store your medications properly
Most medications will lose their effectiveness when they are subject to heat, moisture, light, or time. A steamy bathroom or a purse left in a hot car are examples of bad places to keep medicine. Store your medications in a cool, dark place. Remember to carry your daily or weekly medications in a pillbox to avoid damaging your entire supply of medication. Also, use local medication disposal days or permanent medication disposal sites in your community. If your community does not have a disposal site, federal guideline suggest mixing the medication with kitty litter or used coffee grounds and sealing them up to be disposed of in the garbage.
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 medication 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.
About Your Savings
Ask your doctor about generic drugs. On average, generics cost 20-70 percent less and produce the same results as comparable brand-name drugs.
Your cost for medication will be the discount price offered through this program, or the pharmacy's usual and customary retail price, whichever is lower. This means you are assured the lowest price in that store, at the time you purchase the medication.
*All Benefits subject to the Terms of Use, change without notice and some restrictions apply.
The Familywize Media Center can be accessed here.
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United Way of Greater High Point Distributing Second Discount Drug Card!
Free to Public
It is estimated that one out of every five people in our community has no prescription drug coverage. The United Way of Greater High Point has received several thousand drug discount cards from FamilyWize, an organization whose mission is to reduce the cost of medicine for children, families, and individuals by $100 million dollars over the next five years.
The FamilyWize community partnership began in 2005 in Pennsylvania, and primarily benefits children and families without health insurance or prescription drug coverage. The cards can also be used to help reduce the cost of medications not covered by insurance, Medicaid, or Medicare.
More than 25,000 community and faith-based organizations, county agencies, physicians, and companies, including over 600 local United Ways and the United Way of Greater High Point, are joined in this partnership. The savings on the cost of the medicines is provided by more than 95 % of the pharmacies in the U.S., including all major chains.
The pharmacies have voluntarily agreed to accept prices for insurance that are comparable to the prices made available to large insurance companies and employers.
Save an average of up to 35% or more off the pharmacy's usual and customary retail price of prescription drugs, with the highest savings on generic drugs. As of March 2010 the cards have saved the public over $100 million in drug costs!!!!!
FamilyWize discount drug cards are available at no cost. Cards may be used as often as needed at participating pharmacies, with no income limit, age requirement, or registration required. The FamilyWize card is not health insurance.
To obtain a FamilyWize card, you may stop by the United Way of Greater High Point at 201 Church Avenue in High Point Monday through Thursday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
The Caremark prescription drug cards, distributed in partnership with Guilford County, also remain available at the United Way of Greater High Point. It provides on average a 20% discount on prescription purchases. The public is invited to take advantage of the availability of both cards.
To download a FamilyWize Fact Sheet, click here.
For more information, please visit www.familywize.com or call the United Way of Greater High Point at 883-4127.
United Way Offers Discount Prescription Drug Card to Public
Please come by United Way of Greater High Point, located at 201 Church Ave, High Point to pick up your free discount card and begin saving today! For basic information, please call 883-4127.