Been on the prescription pricing merry-go-round the last few days but it ended well. I use an inhaler for my mild asthma I developed in recent years. Normal price has been $91 for one 125 puffs inhaler or $0.75 per puff ( I like to think of it that way.) After calling it in a few days ago, I went to Walgreens & first time they said $447. WTH? Come to find out the doc ordered 3 inhalers vs. previously ordering just one. OK, so that's down to $149. Still not right.
Then I remembered that for some reason, my drug plan price is less for the branded version over the generic one. So I asked W to check that out. Sure enough, price is $268 or $90 each. Apparently when I last ordered over phone, the prescription I had had expired at the end of 2025 & so W called the doc for a new one. W just told the doc the generic drug name, not the brand name and the doc didn't know better. So they came back to W with the generic name & filled it that way. So today I stared at 3 inhalers of the generic version in a plastic bag but have to wait till tomorrow for branded ones to come in. I started this early so no rush.
Some inconvenience, but a hoot watching the "system" work when it comes out right in the end. Exciting times, huh?