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Prescription Drug Price Comparison: By Pharmacies Surveyed in the Hudson Valley and Westchester County

Collected pricelists in .pdf format:
Hudson Valley
Westchester
(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 capsules

Zyrtec (10mg/ 30tabs)

Ace Drugs

192 Broadway, Newburgh, NY

$86.40

$45.95

$108.60

$57.10(*)

$74.40(*)

CVS

722 Dutchess Tpke., Poughkeepsie, NY

$88.99

$38.89

$104.99

$60.99

$71.59

Dedricks

190 Main Street New Paltz, NY

$101.27

$39.55

$114.43

$59.89

$72.09

K-Mart

635 Dutchess Tpke., Poughkeepsie, NY

$77.29

$43.49

$101.69

$64.97

$81.97

Medical Arts Pharmacy

39 North Plank Rd., Newburgh, NY

$93.09

$44.99(*)

$111.59

$59.39(*)

$79.19(*)

Price Chopper

South Hill Mall 838 South Road Poughkeepsie, NY

$84.97

$43.97

$105.97

$57.97(*)

$72.97(*)

Rite Aid

Shoprite Plaza New Paltz, NY

$84.99

$47.99

$107.99

$60.99

$76.99

Super Stop & Shop

59 Burnett Blvd Poughkeepsie, NY

$87.69

$44.99

$111.69

$57.99

$73.99

Target

200 S. Rd., Poughkeepsie, NY

$71.99

$39.69

$93.69

$51.99

$63.99

Walgreens

625 Dutchess Plaza, Poughkeepsie, NY

$88.99

$41.99

$105.99

$61.99

$82.99

Cammarato’s Economy Pharmacy

220 Westchester Ave., Portchester, NY

$79.95

$42.95(**)

$95.95

$57.95

$74.95

CVS

182 South Ridge St. Rye Brook, NY

$90.99

$43.39

$110.99

$64.59

$78.99

Duane Reade

421 Boston Post Rd. Portchester, NY

$89.19

$41.99

$112.49

$60.89

$81.49

Stop & Shop Pharmacy

670 North Broadway, White Plains, NY

$87.69

$44.99

$111.69

$57.99

$73.99

Valuable Drugs

377 Tarrytown Rd., White Plains, NY

$79.95

$41.95

$97.95

$52.95

$68.95

White Plains Pharmacy

276 Main St., White Plains, NY

$82.52

$43.74

$103.40

$54.42

$71.98

Hudson Valley/Westchester Average

$86.00

$43.16

$106.19

$58.88

$75.03

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

(**) Pharmacy stocks only Ortho Tri-cyclean Low.