HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1970-10-14, Page 14.PAVE FOURTEEN
ST. HELENS
Thanksgiving visitors with.. Mr.
. and Mrs. Wm. Rutherford and
John were Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Rutherford and family orOdessa,
Mr,
and Mrs. Hugh Rutherford and
Hugh Jr, .of.,Kmgston
Mrs. Mel•McMurter and family -
ofToronto..
Little Andrea McQuillin of
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Kitchener•spent a few days- With
her g•andparents,. Mr. and Mrs..
t red McQ,
Mr.Taid Firs, Ivanlv�ctuilln
are holiday ing in New York State
Also visiting on'the week. -end,'
were Mr, and Mrs. Barry McQixil-
lin and family :of Ancaster.. .Wife;. "Wake up, there's .a
Miss Beatrice McQuillin is burglar in the kitchen and he's
421-D1 eatingthe leftovers." •
' Husband _ _.Go-backto.siee .._
Gaunt in Waterloo andl3arbara p
Ann ;Purdon:in Kitchener.�this I'll bury him in the morning,"
week. •
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14th, 1.9
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Everyone: concerned about the,cost o prescrip-
tions' finds ti e=whole-thirrg-q-urt-e--my-st-i ymg. '
Drugmanufacturers' prices Vary. Pharmacies' '.
--dispensing fees vary. Doctors prescrite, but' don't
always know about prices. The result: is that you,.
' the: patient, have -no way of knowing if your drug
bill is reasonable or .not.
Now the mysticism is being .removed.
For many months the Ontario Department of.
Heal-th--has-been 4,orkin`g program that w}Il
help everybody in Ontario to obtain prescriptiohs
.at reasonable cost PARCOST"..
The'key' is: a book thathas been supplied for the
'professional' use of every -physician, dentist, hos-
pital •and pharmacist in the .province. Titled the.
Comparative• Drug Index,'it:lists many of the
tg qua i y :. o ;e. And it rayls,
how much each one costs:
For the first time, this revealing information has
been assembled in one book, ,compi.led' by an au-
horit-a;tive group of.:doctors.'and experts who have .
evaluated, without bias, quality products from
„over 60 different companies,; And'it makes: pos=
psi ble, quick easy cost: comparisons of drugs that
reethighest quality`standards, enabling your
doctor and your pharmacist to take acttve'parts:-:
in; the PARCOST program•.
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Also,. your Ontario ,Government has obtained the
co-operation of participating pharmacists in
agreeing. 6 andar. ng -=methods _.~___
Everyone.can help 'make the PARCOST, program
work. Discuss it with your doctor or. pharmacist.
And when you hove a prescription to be<filled-i,
Took for the PARCOST symbol at the drug store.
Displayed on the door or window, it tells.you that
the p arniocist:;ls co-ope hel ou-c btain--
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prescriptions at reasonable cost
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*Ontario Department of Health
The Hon, Therms L. Wells, Minister