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Prescription Drug Price Comparison: By Pharmacies Surveyed in Central New York.

Collected pricelists in .pdf format:
Cortland
Oswego
Syracuse
(Note: NYPIRG surveyors obtained the price lists used for this report from local pharmacies, which are required to provide information for the prices of the most prescribed drugs under state law.  The price lists were collected in September 2004.  Prices may have changed since the date of collection)

Prescription Drug Prices

Store

Address

Lipitor (10mg/ 30tabs)

Ortho Tri-cyclean (1 pack/ 28 tabs)

Singulair (10mg/ 30 tabs)

Zithromax (250mg/ 6 caps

Zyrtec (10mg/ 30tabs)

Eckerd

1067 Rt. 222 Cortland, NY

$78.89

$40.79

$104.09

$57.29

$72.49

Kinney Drugs

3656 NYS Route 281 Cortland, NY

$80.95

$42.00

$102.45

$56.00

$69.10(1)

K-Mart

Cortlandville Mall, Rt. 281, Cortland, NY

$73.99

$40.79

$96.69

$57.97

$73.97

Medicine Shop

22 Groton Avenue Cortland, NY

$82.25

$47.95

$107.95

$49.95

$70.25

Price Chopper

Cortlandville Crossing Shopping Center 854 Cortland, NY

$84.97

$43.97

$105.97

$45.97

$72.97

TOPS

281 Groton Ave. Cortlandville, NY

$80.69

$41.79

102.39

$54.89

$69.29

Wal-Mart

872 Route 13 Cortlandville, NY

$75.78

$39.82

$96.84

$52.46

$67.36

Eckerd

33 East Bridge St, Oswego, NY

$81.29

$41.99

$104.09

$57.29

$72.49

Kinney Drugs

174 West Bridge Street Oswego, NY

$80.95

$42.00

$102.45

$56.00

$69.10

Price Chopper

27 East Cayuga St., Oswego, NY

$84.97

$43.97

$105.97

$45.97

$72.97

Wal-Mart

341 Rt. 104 E Oswego, NY

$75.78

$41.68

$97.72

$52.46

$67.36

Eckerd Drugs

2318 West Genesee St., Syracuse, NY

$81.29

$41.99

$104.09

$57.29

$72.49

Gifford and West Pharmacy

300 Gifford St., Syracuse, NY

$87.46(2)

$51.69

$109.35

$57.37

$75.92

Kinney Drugs

4202 West Genesee St., Syracuse, NY

$80.95

$42.00

$102.45

$56.00

$69.10(3)

K-Mart

2803 Breverton Rd., Syracuse, NY

$73.99

$40.79

$96.69

$62.97

$79.97

Leader’s Drugstore

985 East Brighton, Syracuse, NY

$84.55

$43.99

$105.40

$69.40

$73.00

Lyncourt Drugstore

106 Arterial Rd., Syracuse, NY

$79.95

$44.29

$100.95

$51.95

$67.95

Price Chopper

2515 Erie E., Syracuse, NY

$84.97

$43.97

$101.97

$45.97

$72.97

Rite Aid

1819 West Genesee St., Syracuse, NY

$84.99

$46.99

$107.99

$60.99

$76.99

Syracuse Community Health Center

819 South Salina St., Syracuse, NY

$72.00

$42.75

$90.64

$48.60(4)

$65.50

Target

340 Towne Drive, Fayetteville, NY

$71.99

$39.69

$93.69

$51.99

$63.99

Wal-Mart

6438 Basile Rowe, East Syracuse

$78.54

$41.88

$97.62

$52.46

$69.62

Wegman’s

700 First North St., Syracuse, NY

$81.69

$46.39

$110.99

$60.99

$71.99

Central New York Average

$80.13

$43.18

$102.11

$54.88

$71.17

(1) Pharmacy’s Retail Price List did not include this drug. Surveyor called pharmacy to request the price listed on our grid.

(2) Pharmacy’s Retail Price List did not include this drug. Surveyor called pharmacy to request the price listed on our grid.

(3) Pharmacy’s Retail Price List did not include this drug. Surveyor called pharmacy to request the price listed on our grid.

(4) Pharmacy’s Retail Price List did not include this drug. Surveyor called pharmacy to request the price listed on our grid.