Going for more than $4 at Minnesota Target stores

December 5, 2006

The following drugs sell for $4 at Target stores in most states, but in Minnesota and several other states with similar laws they cost more. The prices below were provided by Target pharmacies in the Twin Cities metropolitan area on Nov. 29.

Price -- Medication -- (Dosage and form) -- Quantity

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$5 -- ALBUTEROL -- (2MG TABLET) -- 90

$5 -- ALBUTEROL -- (4MG TABLET) -- 60

$5 -- AMOXICILLIN -- (200/5ML SUSPENSION) -- 100

$5 -- AMOXICILLIN -- (400/5ML SUSPENSION) -- 100

$5 -- DILTIAZEM -- (90MG TABLET) -- 60

$20 -- FLUOXETINE -- (40MG CAPSULE) -- 30

$5 -- GLIPIZIDE -- (10MG TABLET) -- 60

$5 -- HYDRALAZINE -- (25MG TABLET) -- 30

$5 -- LEVOTHYROXINE -- (175MCG TABLET) -- 30

$5 -- LEVOTHYROXINE -- (200MCG TABLET) -- 30

$5 -- LORATADINE -- (10MG TABLET) -- 30

$6 -- LOVASTATIN -- (10MG TABLET) -- 30

$8 -- LOVASTATIN -- (20MG TABLET) -- 30

$5 -- MEGESTROL -- (20MG TABLET) -- 30

$6 -- METHYLDOPA -- (250MG TABLET) -- 60

$5 -- METHYLDOPA -- (500MG TABLET) -- 30

$5 -- NADOLOL -- (40MG TABLET) -- 30

$12 -- PAROXETINE -- (10MG TABLET) -- 30

$11 -- PAROXETINE -- (20MG TABLET) -- 30

$12 -- PRAVASTATIN -- (10MG TABLET) -- 30

$12 -- PRAVASTATIN -- (20MG TABLET) -- 30

$15 -- PRAVASTATIN -- (40MG TABLET) -- 30

$5 -- PRAZOSIN HCL -- (2MG CAPSULE) -- 30

$9 -- PRAZOSIN HCL -- (5MG CAPSULE) -- 30

$10 -- PREDNISONE -- (10MG DOSEPACK) -- 48

$5 -- PREDNISONE -- (5MG 6DAY PAK) -- 48

$5 -- PROMETHAZINE -- (6.25/5ML SYRUP) -- 180

$5 -- SMZ/TMP DS -- (800/160 TABLET) -- 20

$5 -- SMZTMP -- (400/80MG TABLET) -- 28

$6 -- SPIRONOLACTONE -- (25MG TABLET) -- 30

Wal-Mart is also charging more for some of the medications in its $4 generics program. Follow the link on the right to view Wal-Mart's drug list. Drugs highlighted in yellow on Wal-Mart's list cost $9 in Minnesota instead of $4.

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