Phones cut pill costs by shopping around, study finds
A telephone survey shows wide price variations for the same brand name drugs. Darvon 65 costs range from 4.05 to 2.26 for 24 capsules, Valium 15 tablets from 3.80 to 1.55, Premarin 100 tablets from 9 to 7.25. Stores that quote prices over the phone tend to be the lowest, while small medical building pharmacies charge the most. Large discount chains and big drugstores often offer the lowest prices, with some shops refusing price disclosure over the phone.
Butter production falls four percent in November
Washington reports the Agriculture Department states butter production declined four percent in November from October and was eighteen percent lower than the previous year.
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