Superdrug deal on IVF drugs

Anyone who has had fertility treatment will know that the cost of the drugs can send the total bill soaring, and patients are often advised to shop around to get a reasonable deal on the drugs they will need.

Now Superdrug has announced plans to dispense fertility drugs with no mark-up on the cost - and this will also apply to other privately prescribed prescriptions. This is due to come into effect right away so if you're about to start a treatment cycle, it is worth checking the price at Superdrug as well as any other outlet you may be considering. However, do keep in mind that when Asda announced a similar scheme for fertility drugs a while back, some NHS hospital pharmacies were cheaper - so do make sure you check!

You can read more about the Superdrug plans here

The cost of fertility drugs

As a quick addition to the previous post about cost-price drugs from Asda, I was with some consultants from an NHS fertility clinic this week who informed me that they sell IVF drugs through their clinic at cost price, and that they are even cheaper than Asda! So do check out all your options...

Cost price IVF drugs from Asda

Congratulations to Asda on the decision to sell IVF drugs at cost price. So many people who need fertility treatment have to pay for it privately, and the expensive drugs needed for each IVF cycle make it an even more costly business.

Whilst I'm delighted by Asda's decision, what shocked me most was the profit most other outlets are currently making when they sell fertility drugs. Asda say that if you buy your IVF drugs from them, you will pay around £1,170.00 - buying the same drugs elsewhere could cost you at least £800 more! When you're already spending a lot of money on your treatment, that's not a saving to be sniffed at. Most of us tend to imagine that pharmaceutical companies are to blame for the high cost of drugs, but this reveals that High Street pharmacies could be making a very healthy profit from those of us with fertility problems too.

The Asda pharmacy is online at www.asda-pharmacy.co.uk

Fertility drugs for sale online

I've just come across some online posts where people are selling IVF drugs that they haven't used, or have left over from a treatment cycle. Fertility drugs can be incredibly expensive, and it may be tempting to get them for what can appear to be a knock-down price - what's the harm, you may think, in buying something someone else hasn't been able to use? Surely everyone benefits - you get cheap drugs, they get some of their money back.

In fact, this really isn't a good idea. Even if you're confident the drugs are what they say they are, and that they aren't past their use-by date, there's still the issue of where they've been. Many drugs have to be stored at certain temperatures in order to work properly, and when you buy them new from a reputable pharmacy, you can be confident that they've been looked after.

Going through an IVF cycle involves a huge emotional and often financial investment so do make sure you check out the prices from reputable pharmacies as some will charge less than others, but don't take a risk buying left-over drugs from someone you don't know...