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Save money on prescriptions by paying cash

Joe and Teresa Graedon
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2023

Graedons — Joe Graedon and Dr. Teresa Graedon
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Q. I think the electronic system that requires doctors to send prescriptions directly to the pharmacy makes it hard to control drug costs. I now insist that my doctors give me paper scripts.

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Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist; Dr. Teresa Graedon is a medical anthropologist and nutrition expert. Questions for the Graedons can be sent to them using their website, www.peoplespharmacy.com, or by writing to the following address: Graedons’ People’s Pharmacy, King Features, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.