Over the years, I have discovered that it is a helpful thing for me to periodically print out the last few months of my "Prescription History" and bring it with me to my next doctor's appointment. Three different doctors work with me at any given time: my primarly (though I go there far less often than at the beginning, but occasionally, like on Thanksgiving when my specialists are not available...), my allergy/asthma specialist, and my Ear, Nose and Throat specialist (ENT). Thanks to the internet age and the fact that I am mostly loyal to one pharmacy, all I have to do is go to CVS.com and log into my account to view or print my Rx history.
Here is what CVS.com greets me with when I log in and request to see the past two years of prescription history for myself only (none of my other family members)
Total Amount Paid for Prescription Medications from 05/29/2009 to 05/17/2011
for Patient: Melissa
$1343.62
Yes, you read that correctly. $1,343.62. And that is just what I forked over in either co-payments (prior to 2010 when our insurance changed), or from our FSA account and co-insurance. That is no where near the total cost of prescriptions, which would combine what I paid out of pocket with what my insurance company has paid over those two years.
My total medication expenditure at CVS would skyrocket even higher if the dozens of boxes of Mucinex, Sudafed (all varieties), Zyrtec, Prilosec, Sinus Rinse Kits and accessories, throat drops, vitamins, and other medications I have been instructed to use were included along with those drugs that require a prescription.
My total medication expenditure at CVS would skyrocket even higher if the dozens of boxes of Mucinex, Sudafed (all varieties), Zyrtec, Prilosec, Sinus Rinse Kits and accessories, throat drops, vitamins, and other medications I have been instructed to use were included along with those drugs that require a prescription.
