Prescription Costs

This was a pretty big concern, since we do not have prescription coverage, but they were not nearly as bad as I thought they would be.  I read online that as an added benefit of having a Costco membership, you can enroll in their discount prescription plan if you don't have prescription coverage on your insurance or if you have no insurance at all.  I had never used Costco's pharmacy before, but we are members and I figured it would save a bit of money, so that's where I filled them.

I already took all of the prescriptions to my parents' house, since that's where I'll be staying after surgery tomorrow, so I'm not sure of the breakdown, but the total cost was $92 and some change.  The most expensive one was the Lyrica at $39, and the other five were all between $5-17.  The Lyrica was the only prescription that was not generic.

I don't know a darn thing about how pharmacies work, but if I got five generic drugs, did I actually save money with Costco's plan?  I think Walmart has $4 generics now... Does that apply to all generics, even narcotics?  Could I have saved $33 if I had gone there? (Assuming the Lyrica was still $39 and the generics were $4 a piece.) I'd rather not know now.  I hate throwing money away, and there's nothing I can do about it now.  Next time I'm written a prescription though, I'll call and ask prices at Costco and then at Walmart, just to see.