Josh Elledge - Chief Executive Angel
This is a pretty common question that allergy sufferers ask:
How can I save money on allergy medicine? It's getting expensive during allergy season!
Let's review a couple things that might help before I show you the best prices that I could find…
Lifestyle changes
This should go without saying – but it will improve your quality of life, reduce the amount of medicine you need to take, and save you money if you are changing your lifestyle in a way that reduces your allergic reactions to whatever is ailing you.
- Stay indoors or in places like an air conditioned car.
- Take regular showers to get rid of the pollen on your body,
- Change the filters in your house (and get higher quality ones),
- Wear cotton – which is less likely to attract pollen.
Take an allergy test
It may be worth going to an allergist to pinpoint the problem. The doctor might be able to recommend an OTC remedy that could save you money if you know exactly what’s triggering the problem and you can handle it differently.
If that hasn’t helped… buy generic
Buying generic can save you money when they are available. Look @ the active ingredients to make sure you’re not buying some homeopathic remedy that doesn’t have the same effectiveness, and read online product reviews from other allergy sufferers. You may be able to pick up generic or store brands for 30% – 40% less than brand name retail prices with no coupon needed. Just make sure you are purchasing through a large reputable chain store and not some shady website, flea market, or the back of someone’s van. That’s no good. Also watch for expiration dates – because they can lose their effectiveness if they sit on the shelves or in your medicine cabinet too long.
Save BIG money on allergy medicines by either shopping online or catching sales and coupons!
Here are some examples of what I found this week. Please note that prices and coupons can change often – so please try the links and offers below – but check with stores before heading out to ensure the current pricing.
Zyrtec 24 Hour Allergy Relief Tablets 45 ct or Liquid Gels 40 ct
Best price online: Amazon.com $22.37 Free shipping (with Amazon Prime)
Walgreens has the best in-store price on Zyrtec after coupons:
40 ct+: $4 on 1 zyrtec.com OR $2 on 1 zyrtec.com OR $4 on 1 walmart.com PLUS $5 on 1 (Walgreens May Monthly Coupon Book Limit 1)
Retail: $29.99
Sale: $25.99
Final: $15.99
WINNER: Walgreens with $4 manufacturer coupon PLUS $5 store coupon
Claritin 24 Hour Allergy Relief 45 ct. or Childrens 30 ct. Select varieties.
Best price online: Amazon.com $20.00 Free shipping (with Amazon Prime)
Walgreens has the best in-store price this week on Claritin after coupons:
$4 on 1 coupons.com AND $5 on 1 (Walgreens May Monthly Coupon Book Limit 1)
Retail: $31.99
Sale: $29.99
Final: $20.99
WINNER: Amazon.com $20.00
Flonase Allergy Relief. 120 Sprays
Here's what I found online among the major retailers:
| Walmart | $22.96+$1.49 tax and $4.97 shipping | $29.42 |
| Drugstore.com | $25.99+$5.99 shipping | $31.98 |
| Target | $23.99+$1.56 tax and $5.15 shipping | $30.70 |
| Walgreens.com | $22.99+$1.49 tax and $5.49 shipping | $29.97 |
Amazon is the online winner with a price of: $21.78 free shipping (with Amazon Prime)
Subscribe and save – If you order 5 or more subscriptions arriving in a month, you’ll save an additional 15%.
Best price online: $18.51 – more than $10 less than ordering through Walmart.com
In store, you can get the best price @ Walgreens
Retail: $27.99
Sale: $22.99
Final: $18.99
WINNER: Amazon: $21.78 free shipping IF you’re willing to subscribe to 5 items/mo. – otherwise just grab a coupon and go to Walgreens
Nasacort Allergy 120 Sprays
Best price online: $12.45 on Amazon.com
In store: Best price is a sale at CVS $17.99 – AND – there are plenty of coupons to choose from:
$5 on 1 facebook.com OR $4 on 1 Printable OR $4 on 1 save.com OR $4 on 1 save.com OR $2 on 1 save.com OR $4 on 1 smartsource.com
Retail: $21.99
Sale: $17.99
Final: $12.99
