Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry

Is the high cost of your prescription drugs making you sick? A new, free service can help.

Do you know that different pharmacies charge different prices for the exact same drug? You always know what you will pay for your groceries before you get to the cashier. You know what you will pay for your gas before you pull into the station.

Have your ever seen a list of prices of your prescription drugs in your pharmacy before you buy them?

Now you can access that list.

Call 1-800-242-5846 or go to http://www.aarp.org/nj

Here’s how it works!

1. Log on to http://www.aarp.org/nj. Scroll down to the “Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry” link and click.
2. Read about the Registry, then click on the “Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry” link.
3. At the Registry website, read the instructions and click on “Search”
4. Enter the name of your medication first, follow by its dosage and form.
5. Then enter either your Town/City or your home zip code.
6. Click on “Search”.

Now you can see the highest, lowest and most common prices in the State of New Jersey. You can also see prices at the pharmacies nearest to you!

Call 1-800-242-5846 or go to http://www.aarp.org/nj

The Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry: it could save you money on every prescription.

The Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry is a list of the 150 most frequently prescribed drugs and what they cost at pharmacies throughout New Jersey. Now you can go to AARP’s website or call the 800 number to find out what your drugs cost before you buy them.

All you need is the exact name of the drug, the dosage and your zip code or town name. That’s it. It’s so easy to use!

Call 1-800-242-5846 or go to http://www.aarp.org/nj

Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry…the Fine Print

*Provides a listing of the 150 most frequently prescribed drugs and their prices.

*Provides a website (www.aarp.org/nj) and a toll free number (1-800-242-5846) for easy comparison shopping of prescription drug prices from each pharmacy.

*Is available in English and in Spanish.

*Is available to you for free regardless of age, income or membership and …

*Prices on the Registry are updated weekly. These are retail prices only. Prices can be adjusted based on any insurance you may have.

Be sure your pharmacist is aware of all of your medications! The Registry allows you to find the best prices for your prescriptions at different pharmacies. If you buy different drugs at different stores, fill out this card with all your current medications and show it to each pharmacist.

With your help we can tell others about this valuable benefit!

1.3 million people in New Jersey have no health insurance. Thousands and thousands more are under-insured. Even people on Medicare may be paying full retail price for their prescription drugs if they fall into the Medicare Part D “donut hole”.

The New Jersey Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry is available to everyone in the Garden State.

AARP was the driving force behind establishing the Registry. Our members are 50 and older but the Registry is available to all New Jerseyans regardless of age or annual income.

Please help us distribute more brochures like this in every community. Order more brochures for free. Call AARP New Jersey toll-free at 1-866-542-8165. For more information about AARP, call 1-888-OUR-AARP (1-888-687-2277).

AARP New Jersey

Forrestal Village

101 Rockingham Row

Princeton, NJ  08540

http://www.aarp.org/nj

1-866-542-8165

Disclaimer: This information was taken directly from the AARP NJ pamphlet and I give them full credit for the information. Please call or email the above numbers for more information on the program.