Drug Cost Comparison Chart

Table of Drug Costs Comparing Medicare
Part D with Federally Negotiated Prices,
Canada, Drugstore.com, and Costco


Drug



Advair
Diskus

Aricept


Celebrex


Fosamax


Lipitor


Nexium


Plavix



Prevacid


Protonix


Zocor
Maker



Glaxo


Eisai


Pharmacia


Merck


Pfizer


Astra
Zeneca

Bristol-
Myers
Squibb

Tap
Pharm.

Wyeth
Ayerst

Merck
Quantity
and Dosage

250/50,
60doses

10 mg,
30 cap

200 mg
30 cap

70 mg,
4 cap

10 mg,
30 cap

40 mg,
30 cap

75 mg,
30 cap


30 mg,
30 cap

40 mg,
30 cap

20 mg,
30 cap

TOTAL:
Avg. of Ten
Medicare
Plans
$156.22


$142.87


$85.08


$69.72


$71.27


$125.23


$127.60



$134.86


$113.45


$131.81


$1,158.11
Federally
Negotiated
Price

$92.35


$88.07


$50.20


$41.11


$41.57


$81.64


$74.06



$70.85


$21.11


$69.27


$630.23
Canada


$89.29


$139.92


$44.63


$42.83


$55.51


$67.37


$76.63



$63.42


$64.42


$73.10


$717.12
Drugstore
.com


$147.99


$134.92


$83.99


$69.99


$68.99


$123.99


$116.99



$124.99


$111.12


$135.99


$1,119.03
Costco


$153.97


$144.39


$82.67


$68.08


$68.35


$127.07


$119.66



$127.80


$102.67


$131.29


$1,125.94



(United States House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform - Minority Staff
Special Investigations Division, "New Medicare Drug Plans Fail to Provide Meaningful
Drug Price Discounts," November 2005)

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