A Precision Pill Cutter Saves MoneyAn accurate pill cutter or pill splitter has become a necessity for many people who use high-priced prescription drugs to maintain health and want to reduce their monthly expenditure on medicine. Cutting pills is particularly appropriate for several pills due to their flat pricing structure. For instance, Imitrex, which is used to treat migraine headaches, costs approximately $16 per pill regardless of whether it is 25mg, 50mg or 100mg. Since the normal dose is 25 mg, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that it pays to have your physician prescribe the 100 mg strength and to cut it into quarters. The saving is $12 per pill. Proscar, which is used to treat an enlarged prostate, and Propecia, which is used to reduce male pattern baldness, are exactly the same prescription drug - 100% Finasteride. The only difference is that Proscar is a 5 mg tablet and Propecia is a 1 mg tablet. Proscar costs about $3 per 5 mg pill. Propecia costs about $2.20 per 1 mg pill. If you use a pill cutter to cut the Proscar pill in quarters, the cost of a daily Propecia pill is $.75 vs. $2.20. You save $1.45 per pill or $529 per year for the normal dosage. It is not difficult to accurately cut Proscar into quarters with a single-edge razor blade. Lipitor is the largest selling prescription drug in the World at around $11 billion in annual sales. Many Lipitor users and many physicians who prescribe Lipitor are not aware that the cost to the individual is around $1,300 per year regardless of whether they need the 80 mg tablet, the 40 mg tablet, the 20 mg tablet or the 10 mg tablet. (The 10 mg tablet is slightly cheaper.) The Swiss Pill Cutter for Lipitor is machined from tool quality steel alloy and accurately and consistently cuts the 80mg, 40mg and 20mg tablet in half and the 80mg tablet into quarters to yield four 20mg tablets. Using www.drugstore.com prices:
Viagra has a similar price structure. Viagra costs about $10 per tablet regardless of whether it is 25 mg, 50 mg or 100 mg. Very few users require the 100 mg dosage, so it pays for the vast majority of users to cut the Viagra tablet in half or in quarters using an accurate pill cutter. The savings are between $5 and $7.50 per tablet. If you use Viagra once a week, you can save $260 per year for the 50 mg dosage, or $390 per year for the 25 mg dosage. From a pill-cutting point of view, Viagra is particularly interesting for several reasons:
The most effective pill cutter or pill splitter now available is the Swiss Pill Cutter for Viagra which has been on the market for more than 6 years.
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