Drug prices highest in poorest neighborhoods

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study conducted in Florida, researchers found that drugstores in the poorest areas charge more, on average, for four widely used prescription medications than do pharmacies in wealthier neighborhoods.

Fortunately for patients who are uninsured but able to shop around, every ZIP code does include pharmacies that charge less for these drugs, the study team found.

"If it's a medication you're going to be on for a while it's probably worth making a few phone calls," Dr. Walid F. Gellad of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and RAND Corporation told Reuters Health. Gellad conducted the research while at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

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