How to Save Money on Your Prescriptions in Ireland  Print
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Rx.  More and more people have been taking an ever closer look
at their finances in an attempt to stretch their budget that
little bit further. Despite a number of significant price drops
in recent years, Ireland is still one of the most expensive
countries to buy medicines in. To combat this, we will be taking
a look at a couple of ways of reducing your medicines bill, so
that you're not forking out any more than you absolutely have
to.  For most goods and services the price calculation is pretty
straight forward. It will typically consist of a cost price +
markup + VAT. So for an item that costs €10 from supplier, the
merchant will add a markup of say 30% and VAT at 21%, bringing
the total price to €10 x 1.3 x 1.21 = €15.73. So if you want to
buy two of these, you'll be paying 2 x €15.73 = €31.46. Simple
right? So why is this important? Read on!    There is one small,
but critically impor