The Senior Citizens League, one of the nation’s largest nonpartisan seniors groups released a study in late 2011 on how financial concerns are forcing seniors to make difficult and dangerous decisions about their healthcare.

The telephone survey of over 1200 seniors nationwide revealed that in 2011 more than 51% of those who responded reported that they put off visiting a doctor or getting outpatient medical services such as health counseling or physiotherapy because of concerns on how to handle the costs. In addition to putting off medical care, over sixty-one percent of the respondents postponed visiting specialists like dentists, opticians, and hearing specialists. Not being able to afford important services like dental or eye care can have a massive effect on the quality of life for seniors, as well as can lead to late diagnosis of more serious health problems that could be identified by regular check-ups. For seniors suffering from conditions like diabetes, or high blood pressure, visits to specialists for regular eye or dental care are essential in controlling the symptoms associated with these conditions.

Of particular interest to us at Canada Drugs was the forty-four percent of respondents who reported that in 2011 that they postponed filling prescriptions or were forced to stretch doses or take a lower dosage of prescription medication than prescribed by their physicians. This Senior Citizens League study is just one more of a recent glut of studies of American health habits that reveal the record high cost of prescription medication in the U.S is leading to dangerous cost-saving actions in order to stretch monthly budgets.

As global leaders in prescription drug savings we work hard to make lower cost international prescription medication an affordable alternative to those dealing with budget pressures and high U.S prescription costs. Canada Drugs offers direct cash savings of between 40%-80% off the price of U.S prescription drugs, and for seniors suffering in the Medicare doughnut hole, we can offer further budget relief.

Buying discount medication from a Canadian pharmacy is a way for seniors that are unable to afford high prices to better manage to their prescription drug health care costs. We pride ourselves on providing our customer access to high quality discount prescription medication from Canada, as well as over-the-counter products at the guaranteed lowest discount price. Our savings combined with our free Standard Shipping worldwide, a No-Hassle Return policy and an unsurpassed level of service from our team of staff makes prescription cost relief as easy as a call to visit to our home page.

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