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Prescription Drug Price Comparison: By Pharmacies Surveyed in Western NY


Collected pricelists in .pdf format(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)

Allscript Pharmacy In.

173 High St. Buffalo, NY

$87.52

$53.74

$108.40

$59.42

$75.98

Black Rock Pharmacy

431 Tonawanda St., Buffalo, NY

$81.50

$48.25

$115.00

$57.00

$76.00

CVS Pharmacy

1625 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY

$88.59

$43.59

$112.99

$66.59

$81.59

Eckerd Pharmacy

2453 Elmwood Ave., Kenmore, NY

$83.69

$43.29

$104.09

$57.29

$72.49

Ivylea Prescription and Home Health Care Center

2446 Elmwood Ave., Kenmore, NY

$78.55

$45.75

$102.45

$53.45

$67.00(1)

K-Mart

1001 Hertel Ave., Buffalo, NY

$77.29

$43.49

$101.69

$64.97

$81.97

Marian Medical Pharmacy

515 Abbott Rd., Buffalo, NY

$83.51

$49.73

$104.40

$55.42

$71.98

Parker-Hertel Pharmacy Inc.

1862 Hertel Ave., Buffalo, NY

$83.41

$34.99

$103.00

$54.13

$71.20

Ridgewood Pharmacy

1385 Abbott Rd., Buffalo, NY

$69.95

$39.50

$102.95

$49.95

$69.95

Rite Aid

2025 Sheridan Tonawanda, NY

$84.99

$46.99

$107.99

$60.99

$76.99

Shopper’s Prescription Center

956 Abbott Rd., Buffalo, NY

$71.43

$37.45

$99.05

$46.72

$68.29

Target

2626 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY

$71.99

$39.69

$93.69

$51.99

$63.99

Tops Pharmacy

345 Amherst St., Buffalo, NY

$80.69

$41.79

$102.39

$54.89

$69.29

Walgreen’s

650 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY

$87.19

$41.99

$103.29

$60.69

$81.39

Washington Prescription Center, Inc.

1029 Main St., Buffalo, NY

$88.02

$50.87

$110.99

$57.12

$75.33

Wegman’s

601 Amherst St., Buffalo, NY

$81.69

$46.39

$110.99

$60.99

$71.99

Western NY Averages

$81.25

$44.22

$105.21

$56.98

$73.46

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