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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