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*To save money by deliberately purchasing tablets that contain twice the proper dosage and splitting them.

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The phrase '''pill splitting''' often refers to this third strategy. It is made possible by ~~the fact that~~ ''the price of a tablet is almost the same regardless of the dosage.'' For example, one online pharmacy quotes these prices for simvastatin, a frequently-prescribed cholesterol-reducing drug:<ref>[http://www.drugstore.com/pharmacy/drugindex/rxsearch.asp?search=simvastatin&expand=Simvastatin&trx=1Z5007 Simvastatin], drugstore.com.</ref>

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The phrase '''pill splitting''' often refers to this third strategy. It is made possible by a quirk of pharmaceutical economics: in many cases, ''the price of a tablet of a particular drug almost the same regardless of the dosage.'' For example, one online pharmacy quotes these prices for simvastatin, a frequently-prescribed cholesterol-reducing drug:<ref>[http://www.drugstore.com/pharmacy/drugindex/rxsearch.asp?search=simvastatin&expand=Simvastatin&trx=1Z5007 Simvastatin], drugstore.com.</ref>

*90 20-mg tablets: $73.97

*90 40-mg tablets: $74.97

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