Walmart’s prices for Viagra and its generic equivalent, sildenafil citrate, are competitive with those at other retail pharmacies, both brick-and-mortar and online. However, ordering online can help you to avoid the hassle of waiting in line to drop off and pick up your prescription.
With more than 4,750 Walmart stores scattered across the United States, this retailer is among the most accessible retail outlets available. In fact, 90 percent of all Americans live within 10 miles of a Walmart store.
And because most Walmart outlets have a full-service pharmacy, Walmart is where many Americans go to have their prescriptions filled. It is a significant player in the U.S. retail pharmacy market.
Waiting Times Can Be Lengthy
It should be noted that Walmart’s very popularity can at times be one of its biggest weaknesses, at least in terms of its usefulness as a source for prescription drugs. Waiting times — both to drop off prescriptions and to pick them up — can be lengthy depending upon the time of day you visit.
Nevertheless, its popularity as an all-purpose marketplace remains strong. After all, there are not that many places where you can pick up a 70-inch flat-screen TV, your groceries, and your prescription drugs all under one roof.
The accompanying table shows the average price for 10 tablets of 100-milligram brand-name Viagra at Walmart pharmacies across the country. Because the prices for 50-milligram and 100-milligram tablets are virtually the same at all pharmacies, the smarter buy by far is the higher-strength tablet. The recommended starting dose for Viagra is 50 milligrams, which usually works well for most men with erectile dysfunction.
| ED MEDICATION | 10 TABLETS (100MG EACH) | PRICE PER 50MG DOSE* |
|---|---|---|
| VIAGRA | $744.05 | $37.20 |
| SILDENAFIL CITRATE | $289.00 | $14.45 |
Get Two Doses for the Price of One
With the help of a pill splitter, 10 tablets of 100-milligram Viagra (or its generic alternative) can be quickly transformed into 20 doses of 50 milligrams each. This helps you to get the most for your money.
As you can see from the table, Walmart’s prices for sildenafil citrate, Viagra’s generic alternative, are significantly lower than those for brand-name Viagra. This price differential, of course, is not unique to Walmart but can be found at most retail pharmacies, whether they be brick-and-mortar outlets or online facilitators or pharmacies.
FDA’s Generic Regulations
Under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s stringent regulations governing the manufacture and marketing of generic medications, the latter must work in exactly the same way as the brand-name drugs they copy. The FDA’s Office of Generic Drugs takes great care to ensure that generics “contain the same active/key ingredient; have the same strength; use the same dosage form (for instance, a tablet, capsule, or liquid); and use the same route of administration (for instance, oral, topical, or injectable).”
If you would prefer to order your Viagra, sildenafil citrate, or other oral ED drug online, check out all the services available from longtime online facilitator eDrugstore.com. If you have a doctor’s prescription, you can fax it or scan and email it along with your order. If you don’t have one, eDrugstore can set up a complimentary online consultation with a licensed U.S. physician who can authorize a prescription if appropriate.
Based in Tempe, Arizona, eDrugstore has been in business since the late 1990s. It has filled more than 2.25 million prescriptions for hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers. To learn more, visit eDrugstore’s Erectile Dysfunction page.
