If Mexico or Canada are not viable travel destinations, you can also save money by saving drugs online, but beware of scam sites. (duh).

One way to protect yourself is to see if the site caries a seal from Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (pictured at right), a certification program overseen by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

Drugstore.com, for instance, is a VIPPS member and can offer savings up to 30%. A complete list of VIPPS site is supposed to be found here, but the page is giving a 507 error at the moment. — BEN POPKEN

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