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Drugstore showdown.(your letters)(Letter to the Editor)

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| December 01, 2003 | Ecuyer, Robert | COPYRIGHT 2003 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

I just finished reading "Time to Switch Drugstores?" in the October issue, and I thought you'd like to know about the experience of a friend of mine. Since her medical-insurance plan allows her to purchase for one co-payment up to a 90-day supply of a drug, she had her doctor write a prescription for a 90-day supply.

Upon returning home from the pharmacy, she discovered that she had been given only a ...

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