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For those interested in Wal-Mart's $4 generic prescription drug plan, there is info here.
That is is basically a propoganda website for wal-mart, as far as I can tell but they have a pdf file of all the $4 prescription drugs available. The pdf is probably duplicated elsewhere, and I'm sure it has a hard form in the stores.

None of the drugs I know to be expensive are on there. The only alergy medicine on there is loratadine, which can be found over the counter for cheaper but usually it's more. Claritin, Alavert, and even the Equate kind is usually more expensive than $4 for 30. If you are careful and read labels instead of brands, you might be able to find one cheaper though. The one I found that was cheaper simply said Loratadine on the package. I don't remember how much cheaper it was but not having to go to the doctor to get a prescription makes it considerably cheaper, either way you look at it. For those taking claritin D or Alavert D, you can probably just get some nasal decongestant(drugs psuedoephedrine, behind the counter, or phenylephrine HCL) and save considerably. After the loratadine blocks the histamines you shouldn't really need a decongestant any more anyway.

I'm unfamiliar with many of the drugs but the ones I do know are all drugs that have been around for a while and are not particularly expensive. Many doctors today tend to push the latest and most expensive drugs too. Noticeably lacking from the list are Birth Control Pills(sorry ladies) and Attention Deficit medicine. There are still a lot of drugs on the list though, and I'm sure it will save a number of people some money. Make sure that you get the actual name of the drug to compare and not the brand name.

Edit: I googled some of the names on the list and so far the only one I've really recognized is Fluoxetine, which is Prozac. Also, the best way to found out about a drug, might be to find the wikipedia page for the kind of drug or the wikipedia for the drug itself. For example, here you can find everything you ever wanted to know about antidepressants.

Also, after research antidressants this makes me wonder. Could mood disorder drugs being robbing the next generation of good artists and musicians and other artistic people? Would artists of the past have made the same great works if they had the same drugs back then? On the flip side, would they have made even more or greater works? I think that's something interesting to ponder.