Sas, I am SOOOOOOOOO glad you've posted this, because I meant to do something similiar but got distracted.

It is absolutely incredible to me, but here in the U.S., amazing drug savings can be obtained simply by Googling "Drug Discount Coupon." A number of sites will come up, including GoodRx and Drugs.com. To my astonishment, you can print off a coupon and take it in to a participating pharmacy (major drugstore and grocery store chains are usually included). You can see dramatic savings in both human and veterinary drug prices, most especially when dealing with generics. There is not as great a savings on brandname drugs, but it still can help. This is legitimate and not a scam. Apparently the pharmacies are willing to reduce their prices as part of these coupon networks in order to "capture" customers who will consistently directly buy medications from them as opposed to through an insurance submittal.

I found out about this earlier this month when I needed to refill Peg's phenobarb Rx. I about fainted when I found the price had jumped from about $80 for a 90-day supply to over $200. My grocery store pharmacist told me to go home and print off a coupon. I did, and then only had to pay $90 instead of $200. I was floored.

The coupons can only be used if you don't choose to apply your insurance coverage for drugs, or perhaps if the copay that's left over is excessive (I'm not sure about that). But my husband ended up using the same coupon for himself to buy his own Rx medication! The pharmacist compared what he'd pay if he used his insurance benefit vs. the coupon, and the coupon was a whole lot cheaper! So we told them not to process the med as an insurance claim.

Anyway, give it a try, folks! I'm telling my own vet about this the next time I'm in to see him. And for that matter, you can tell your human doctors.