Thursday, February 19, 2004

Ohio Lawmaker Wants Prescription Prices Posted

There are big differences in what pharmacies charge for different prescriptions and you can't rely on just one to always have the best prices.

A bill introduced by Ohio Senator Lou Blessing of Colerain Township looks to help remedy that by requiring pharmacies to post the prices of their 100 best selling prescriptions.

Blessing says the competition would bring prices down and says he introduced a similar bill 10 years ago that was shot down by the pharmacy industry. Under federal law, pharmacies must tell the prescription prices over the phone.

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