Shopping around can cut Iowa prescription costs says survey
A 10 day survey by RetireSafe.org Consumer Alert and the National Grange found wide price variations in nine Iowa cities for five brand name and two generic drugs. Prices varied up to 675 percent across pharmacies and even within cities. For Alprazolam Des Moines charged 12.53 while Mason City charged 97.09.
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Rod Boshart
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
RetireSafe.org
Consumer Alert
National Grange
Karen Moore
Moore Consulting Group
Moore
Ward Health Strategies
Mason City
Ryan Ellis
Ellis
Frances Smith
Cedar Rapids drug price ranges and online saves
The 2003 Iowa Rx Challenge shows seven drugs at three Cedar Rapids pharmacies priced high vs online options. Atenolol ranged 5.50 to 26.29 statewide. shoppers urged to compare, pressure for price matching, and shop locally to cut costs.
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Cedar Rapids
Alprazolam
Atenolol
Lipitor
Norvasc
Paxil
Vioxx
Zocor
Dubuque
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Police Seek ID In Falling Incident
Cedar Rapids police are seeking help identifying a 17 to 19 year old white male who may have fallen from a viaduct on 16th Avenue SW. He was found injured on railroad tracks, stabilized, and taken to Mercy Medical Center. investigation ongoing. The man is 5 ft 10 in to 6 ft 2 in, medium to heavy build, green eyes, dark hair, body piercings, wearing dark clothes. Call (319) 286-5348 with information.
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Cedar Rapids
16Th Avenue
Mercy Medical Center
Cody
Marquette
Nicholas Eckley
Linn County Advocate’s Office
1812
M St. SW
Eckley
Thomas Koehler
Julie Trachta
Jeremy Elges
Koehler
Linn County
Iowa reports drop in confirmed child abuse cases in 2002
Iowa recorded 12 295 confirmed child abuse cases in 2002, down from about 12 800 in 2001, per Prevent Child Abuse Iowa using DHS figures. Officials cite Shelby Duis case publicity and ongoing need for resources, with meth exposure tracking starting this year and pilot law enforcement DHS medical responses planned.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Shelby Duis
Prevent Child: Abuse
Iowa Department of Human Services
Steve Scott
Prevent Child Abuse
Scott
Vern Armstrong
Division of Protective Services
DHS
Armstrong
Polk
Appanoose
Spirit Lake
Shelby
Two Men Sought in Iowa City Fast Food Robberies
Police seek two white men in their 20s to 30s about six feet tall who robbed Wendy's staff at 3 a.m. and left with a backpack. Both wore hoods and used a handgun and a baseball bat. No injuries reported. A related Pizza Hut robbery occurred nearby earlier. investigation ongoing with no confirmed connection. Call (319) 356-5275 with tips.
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Iowa City
Coralville
Vincent Allen
N. Dubuque St
Allen
Red Roof Inn
Sixth St
Gilbert Ct
the Gazette
Wendy’s
First Ave
Pizza Hut
S. First Ave
Jim Steffen
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