How to Save Money on Your Medicine

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When buying medicine a fortune can be saved if you know what to look for. There can be up to several thousand percent in difference between the price on the same medicine, e.g. Viagra can go from 20 $ to 1 $ for the same quality pill. Here you can find out how to save money on your medicine.

Steps

1. Find out what the active ingredients in your medicine is. All medication contains one or more active ingredients. The active ingredients is the ingredients that make the medicine work. Take for example Viagra from Pfizer. The active ingredients in Viagra are Sildenafil Citrate. It means that the name Viagra is a brand name Pfizer have copyright on and the ingredients that give you the effect is the chemical Sildenafil citrate. So when you know the active ingredients you can start looking for your generic medicine that contains the same active ingredients like the brand name. This kind of medicine is called generic medicine. Original Viagra and generic can be up to 1250 %. So a generic Viagra product will contain the same active ingredients “sildenafil citrate” and therefore have the same effect as Viagra. The active substance is often written on the pack of your medicine or you can find out using this service http://www.nps.org.au//consumers/tools_and_tips/medicine_name_finder
2. Find a supplier. When you know the active ingredient you can find a place to buy your generic medicine. When you have found a supplier you have to check the place you buy from. There are many scammers that will try to sell you products that you never will receive. You can check your supplier by seeking information about them online. If they are scammers people might have posted warnings on the net. You can also check with the producer of the medicine, they might help you verify that the supplier is reliable,

Warnings

• Watch out for scammers who will try to cheat you.
• Not all medications work for everyone.

Sources and Citations

• www.pfizer.com
• www.lidopharm.com

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