Costco Wholesale
Discount: Less than $10 for a 90-day supply.
What's covered: 200 to 300 generic drugs.
Membership: No fee and Costco membership isn't required. Uninsured Costco members ($55 minimum fee) can join an additional savings program for free.
Who is covered: Costco members and nonmembers.
Bonus: Uninsured Costco members who join the free Costco Member Prescription Program receive savings that can range between 5 to 40 percent.
CVS Pharmacy
Discount: $11.99 for a 90-day supply.
What's covered: More than 400 generic drugs.
Membership: $15 annual enrollment fee per person.
Who is covered: People not using insurance.
Bonus: Get CVS's Health Savings Pass and save 10 percent on flu shots and visits to CVS's MinuteClinic retail health clinics.
Harris Teeter
Discount: 30 days for $3.99 and 90 days for $9.99
What's covered: More than 400 generic drugs.
Membership: $4.95 annual enrollment fee per VIC card.
Who is covered: All are covered.
Bonus: You can also qualify for up to a FREE 30 day supply of 5 generic diabetic medications: Chlorpropamide, Glimeperide, Glipizide, Glyburide and Metformin. Now through September 30, 2012 for every prescription filled or refilled at our Harris Teeter Pharmacy, you will receive a $20 electronic coupon good on your next purchase.
Kmart
Discount: As low as $5 for a 30-day supply or $10 for a 90-day supply.
What's covered: More than 500 generic drugs.
Membership: $10 annual enrollment fee for individuals and households.
Who is covered: All are covered.
Bonus: Join Kmart's Pharmacy Savings Club and get discounts on hundreds of generic and brand-name drugs (5 to 20 percent off brand-name drugs, 5 to 35 percent off all other generic drugs). You can also get discounts on immunizations.
Kroger
Discount: $4 for a 30-day supply or $10 for a 90-day supply.
What's covered: About 300 generic drugs.
Membership: No fee.
Who is covered: All are covered.
Bonus: Earn points toward purchasing discounted gasoline at Kroger fuel centers and participating Shell stations. Prescriptions paid for by Medicaid or Medicare do not qualify.
Rite Aid Pharmacy
Discount: $8.99 for a 30-day supply or $15.99 for a 90-day supply.
What's covered: More than 500 generic drugs.
Membership: No fee.
Who is covered: People not using insurance or publicly funded health-care programs.
Bonus: Enrolling in Rite Aid's Rx Savings Program can get you discounts on thousands of specified drugs (such as 15 to 20 percent off if you're uninsured or underinsured).
Target
Discount: $4 for a 30-day supply or $10 for a 90-day supply.
What's covered: More than 200 generic drugs.
Membership: No fee.
Who is covered: All are covered.
Bonus: Use Target's discount generic program to earn 5 percent off all Target purchases made on a single day after filling five eligible prescriptions at the pharmacy.
Walgreens
Discount: $11.99 for a 90-day supply.
What's covered: More than 400 generic drugs.
Membership: $20 annual enrollment fee per person or $35 annual enrollment fee per family.
Who is covered: People not enrolled in a publicly funded health-care program.
Bonus: Join Walgreens' Prescription Savings Club and you'll earn discounts on more than 8,000 brand-name and all generic medications, and save 10 percent on flu shots. And when you buy store-brand products and photo-finishing services, you can earn bonuses for your next purchase.
Walmart
Discount: $4 for a 30-day supply or $10 for a 90-day supply.
What's covered: About 300 generic drugs.
Membership: No fee.
Who is covered: All are covered.
Bonus: Participate in Walmart's Retail Prescription Program and you'll receive free shipping options, so you won't even need to go to the store.
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