Medications can fulfill a lot of different needs here in the USA. For some, medication is a temporary dosage, something that’s prescribed after a medical procedure to help with the recovery, until a person is back to 100% and ready to resume a normal, medication-free life.
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People with ongoing prescriptions for permanent conditions such as chronic pain, diabetes, or a heart condition, have to deal with a significant, ongoing expense of medications for the rest of their lives. This can get very expensive very quickly, but there are a few ways that people can save on prescriptions. Here are some of the more effective tactics
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There’s no doubt in any American’s mind that medicine when it is needed can be a critical part of staying alive. For some, medicine is just an occasional dosage required after a medical procedure. Others, however, have lifelong conditions with no cure, such as needing insulin for diabetes, or antidepressants to manage a mental condition. In cases where a condition is permanent, so is the expense of the medicine.
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If you’re on a regular prescription for a medication you need, you already know that this is an unavoidable expense that you need to figure into your budget. A lifelong condition—either for yourself, or a family member—means that like a mortgage, or monthly utilities for heat or electricity, this is a necessary “fixed expense” and it’s not going to go away, it’s always going to be a part of your spending.
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Medicine occupies a unique position in American life. It’s far from being cheap and affordable, like general goods such as candy bars or fast food, but at the same time, it may be indispensable, even a requirement, to stay alive. Medicine can help us to recover from illness, such as the medications prescribed by doctors when we fall sick or have just undergone a medical procedure. However, medicine can also be important in keeping us alive, as insulin helps regulate body activity for people with diabetes.
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There is no denying that medicine when it is required, can be critical to returning to good health, or even keeping someone alive, but because of the usefulness of medicine, it is far from being inexpensive. Prescription medi-cine in particular, that can only be used when advised by a doctor, is considerably more expensive than the off-the-shelf cold medicines, or allergy medications that people can buy whenever they wish.
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Different Americans live and work at different levels of health, and this affects the demand they have for medicine in their lives. Some Americans are very lucky to have good general health that more or less takes care of itself. Even without rigorous exercise, or a careful diet, these Americans remain very healthy, and the only time they encounter the significant expense of medicine is when they temporarily fall ill or undergo a medical procedure, where a doctor prescribes medication to help speed recovery.
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If you’re one of the millions of Americans that are now being diagnosed with a chronic condition, then one of the biggest changes you may be experiencing in your life is the financial adjustment. You might now have a chronic condition, for which there is no cure, such as a heart condition, or diabetes, and this means for the rest of your life, you’ll need to take some medication to stay safe and healthy.
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There are some Americans that are vibrantly healthy, and for these fortunate ones, medicine, while expensive, is a temporary drain on the finances. Aside from getting sick and getting a prescription from the doctor for something to speed recovery, or for people on medication after a medical procedure, it’s easy to absorb the considerable expense of medicine if it’s just a temporary measure
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For many Americans, they are in the fortunate position of having medicine be something that doesn’t play into their lives. They might take some if they contract an illness and a doctor gives them a prescription to help fight it. They may take painkillers after a surgical procedure, to better manage the discomfort, but they are fortunate to be in a position where they will quickly recover, and go back to not needing any medicine.
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