Without a prescription plan, medications can be difficult to afford. We wanted to thank Target for making a number of medications available for $4/month ($10/3 month).
Here is a list of medications that you might find of use if you are treating a skin condition and want to save money on filling your prescriptions.

If you have insurance, than oral antibiotics might cost you little or nothing.  If you don’t have insurance, or a good drug plan – have no fear.   We will make you better too.  Looking good, and feeling good about how you look is extremely important.  However, like everything else, there are choices to be made along the way.  I’m just not sure if it is appropriate- no matter who is paying – to offer medication for acne that costs $446.00 per month when there are alternatives that might be just as effective that cost $4 per month.  The same medicine will not work for everyone all the time, and I’m not suggesting that these are equivalent medications.  However, such a large price disparity is difficult to overlook.

For interest, here is a table with the price of a variety of antibiotics often prescribed for acne.

• Tetracycline 500mg ~$4/month
• Doryx (brand name Tetracycline 75mg enteric coated) ~$189/month
• Solodyn (brand name Tetracycline 45mg slow release) ~$446/month
• Doxycycline 100mg ~$10/month
• Monodox (brand name Doxycycline 100mg) ~$125/month
• Adoxa (brand name Doxycycline 100mg) ~$221/month
• Minocycline 50mg – $14/month
• Dynacin (brand name Minocycline 50mg) - $98/month
• Minocin (brand name Minocycline 50mg) – $136/month

Transparency in the pricing of medications is opaque at best… as is the variability that exists in the cost for effective treatment of acne.