Check: Is There a Generic For That?

During your checkup: Before leaving a doctor’s office with prescription in hand, be sure to ask the doctor, “Is there a generic for that?” Give your prescriptions a checkup: Review all of your medications regularly with a doctor or pharmacist, because there may be new, lower-cost treatments available. Find out before you fill: When you hand over a new prescription to your pharmacist, or during refill time, ask, “Is there a generic for that?” The pharmacist can tell you and you then call your doctor to discuss changing the prescription accordingly.