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Prescription Drug Price Comparison: By Pharmacies Surveyed on Long Island
Collected pricelists in .pdf format:
Nassau
Suffolk
(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)
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Prescription Drug Prices |
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Store |
Address |
Lipitor (10mg/ 30tabs)
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Ortho Tri-cyclean (1 pack/ 28 tabs)
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Singulair (10mg/ 30 tabs)
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Zithromax (250mg/ 6 caps)
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Zyrtec (10mg/ 30tabs)
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Country Chemists |
120 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY |
$79.13 |
$45.49 |
$98.90 |
$52.07 |
$68.30 |
CVS |
335 Main Street, Farmingdale, NY |
$88.59 |
$43.59 |
$112.99 |
$66.59 |
$81.59 |
Duane Reade |
380 West Sunrise Hwy., Patchoque, NY |
$89.19 |
$41.99 |
$112.49 |
$60.89 |
$81.49 |
Eckerd |
1102 Broadhollow Rd., East Farmingdale, NY |
$87.79 |
$44.59 |
$113.79 |
$60.79 |
$79.29 |
Franklin Square Pharmacy |
925 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, NY |
$77.50 |
$43.50 |
$98.40 |
$55.85 |
$71.60 |
King Kullen #11 |
3284 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown, NY |
$85.79 |
$41.89 |
$111.29 |
$63.09 |
$73.39 |
K-Mart |
839 New York Ave., Huntington, NY |
$73.99 |
$40.79 |
$96.69 |
$57.97 |
$73.97 |
Lakeview Pharmacy |
133 Lakeview Ave. Lynbrook, NY 11563 |
$88.39 |
$48.79 |
$110.39 |
$59.39 |
$75.69 |
Midway Drugs |
822 Carmen Ave., Westbury, NY |
$77.00 |
$40.00 |
$95.00 |
$50.00 |
$69.00 |
Nishu Pharmacy |
54 Main Street, Hempstead, NY |
$82.55 |
$48.75 |
$103.45 |
$54.45 |
$71.00(1) |
Nordon Super Drugs |
247 Hempstead Ave., Malverne, NY |
$78.84 |
$38.34 |
$114.59 |
$58.89 |
$79.19 |
Ormondy Pharmacy |
781 West Merrick Road Valley Stream, NY |
$87.15 |
$53.50 |
$104.60 |
$60.05 |
$76.30 |
Pathmark Pharmacy |
399 Route 112, Patchogue, NY |
$85.89 |
$45.69 |
$105.29 |
$65.29 |
$74.69 |
Perfect Pharmacy |
524 South Broadway, Hicksville, NY |
$92.67(2) |
$54.99 |
$107.95(3) |
$58.99 |
$82.49 |
Picker Pharmacy |
18 Atlantic Ave., Lynbrook, NY |
$84.14 |
$44.70 |
$106.54 |
$54.43 |
$70.12 |
Plainview Family Pharmacy, Inc. |
142-A Manetto Hill Rd. Plainview, NY |
$87.99 |
$46.99 |
$102.99 |
$57.99 |
$75.00(4) |
Raindew Pharmacy |
73 Covert Ave., Floral Park, NY |
$75.95 |
$39.95 |
$92.95 |
$49.95 |
$64.95 |
Rite Aid Pharmacy |
3131 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown, NY |
$84.99 |
$46.99 |
$115.99 |
$60.99 |
$80.99 |
Shoreham Drugs |
99-7 Route 25A, Shoreham, NY |
$87.39 |
$38.49 |
$107.15 |
$55.25 |
$68.58 |
Stop and Shop |
191 Montauk Hwy, Sayville, NY |
$87.69 |
$44.99 |
$111.69 |
$57.99 |
$73.99 |
Waldbaums Pharmacy |
1510 Old Country Rd., Riverhead, NY |
$83.69 |
$42.03(5) |
$102.69 |
$55.69 |
$72.99 |
Walgreens |
4120 Hempstead Turnpike, Bethpage, NY |
$88.09 |
$41.99 |
$105.39 |
$62.99 |
$82.09 |
Wilmark Pharmacy |
2120 Deer Park Ave., Deer Park, NY |
$84.55 |
$39.90 |
$106.45 |
$55.45 |
$74.05 |
Long Island Average |
$84.30 |
$44.26 |
$105.99 |
$58.05 |
$74.82 |
(1) Pharmacy’s Retail Price List included this drug but the price for it was listed as $316.75. Surveyor called pharmacy to request the price listed on our grid.
(2) Pharmacy’s Retail Price List included this drug but the price for it was listed as $278 for 90 tabs and our grid shows 30 tabs. The figure of $92.67 that appears on our grid was arrived at by dividing $278 by 3.
(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 included this drug but the price for it was listed as $320.99. Surveyor called pharmacy to request the price listed on our grid.
(5) Pharmacy’s Retail Price List did not include this drug. Surveyor called pharmacy to request the price listed on our grid.
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