Medications
Prescription bargain hunt
You're not alone if you've ever skipped filling a prescription because it was expensive. Cost is one barrier to keeping people on their medication regimens. "It's a real problem. Medications only work if people take them, and you can't take them if you can't afford them," says Dr. Joshua Gagne, a pharmacist and epidemiologist with Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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