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Where to fill a prescription, and what it should cost.
Every pharmacy here was checked against its own website on 26 and 30 September 2026 - the chain's own store page, the hospital's own page - and not against a search result. Two addresses that had been circulating turned out to be wrong, and one phone number was off by three digits, which is exactly why they are checked.
Two things worth knowing before you go. A pharmacy counter keeps different hours from the shop around it, and nearly all of them close for half an hour at half past one. And if the price at the counter surprises you, the tool above tells you what the medicine itself costs a pharmacy - which is often a good deal less than the till says.
If the price at the counter is more than you can manage, do not simply go without: the last group below is the help that exists for exactly that, and some of it is money already set aside with nobody claiming it.
What do pharmacies pay for a medicine? The government publishes that figure every week for every medicine sold in the country, and this searches it. It is not what you will be charged - your price depends on your insurance and your pharmacy, and is usually higher - but it tells you what the medicine itself is worth, which is the part nobody usually says out loud.
All 5,945 medicines in the government’s file of 2026-09-30 — brand and generic, prescription and over the counter.
How many?
National average cost pharmacies pay for this drug (CMS NADAC). What you pay at the counter is usually higher and depends on your insurance and your pharmacy.
See today’s price at pharmacies near you
That link opens GoodRx, which lists what CVS, Walgreens, Price Chopper and the rest charge today. Check the town it shows at the top of the list. It guesses where you are from your internet connection and often lands on a neighbouring town — Shrewsbury, Auburn — so tap that town and type your own ZIP code. Downtown Worcester is 01608.
If you have Medicare drug coverage: ask the pharmacist to run your plan as well, and compare. When you pay with a discount card instead of your plan, Medicare says that purchase does not count toward your deductible or your yearly out-of-pocket limit.
Compare what your Part D plan charges · Medicare: help with drug costs
Kept on this device only. Nothing is sent to us or to anyone else.
| Medicine | What a pharmacy pays | |
|---|---|---|
| Allopurinol 100 mg tablet | $0.03 each | generic |
| Allopurinol 300 mg tablet | $0.05 each | generic |
| Amlodipine Besylate 10 mg tablet | $0.01 each | generic |
| Amlodipine Besylate 5 mg tablet | $0.01 each | generic |
| Atorvastatin 10 mg tablet | $0.02 each | generic |
| Atorvastatin 20 mg tablet | $0.03 each | generic |
| Atorvastatin 40 mg tablet | $0.04 each | generic |
| Atorvastatin 80 mg tablet | $0.07 each | generic |
| Baclofen 10 mg tablet | $0.03 each | generic |
| Baclofen 20 mg tablet | $0.05 each | generic |
| Bupropion HCl XL 150 mg tablet | $0.08 each | generic |
| Bupropion HCl XL 300 mg tablet | $0.10 each | generic |
| Buspirone HCl 15 mg tablet | $0.04 each | generic |
| Celecoxib 100 mg capsule | $0.06 each | generic |
| Celecoxib 200 mg capsule | $0.08 each | generic |
| Cetirizine HCl 10 mg tablet | $0.06 each | generic |
| Chlorthalidone 25 mg tablet | $0.07 each | generic |
| Clobetasol 0.05% cream | $0.17 a gram | generic |
| Clobetasol 0.05% ointment | $0.13 a gram | generic |
| Clopidogrel 75 mg tablet | $0.05 each | generic |
| Cyclobenzaprine 10 mg tablet | $0.02 each | generic |
| Cyclobenzaprine 5 mg tablet | $0.02 each | generic |
| Doxycycline Hyclate 100 mg tablet | $0.12 each | generic |
| Esomeprazole Mag delayed-release 20 mg capsule | $0.14 each | generic |
| Esomeprazole Mag delayed-release 40 mg capsule | $0.12 each | generic |
| Famotidine 20 mg tablet | $0.03 each | generic |
| Famotidine 40 mg tablet | $0.05 each | generic |
| Fluoxetine HCl 40 mg capsule | $0.05 each | generic |
| Gabapentin 100 mg capsule | $0.02 each | generic |
| Gabapentin 300 mg capsule | $0.03 each | generic |
| Gabapentin 400 mg capsule | $0.04 each | generic |
| Gabapentin 600 mg tablet | $0.06 each | generic |
| Gabapentin 800 mg tablet | $0.09 each | generic |
| Levetiracetam 500 mg tablet | $0.07 each | generic |
| Lisinopril 10 mg tablet | $0.02 each | generic |
| Lisinopril 20 mg tablet | $0.03 each | generic |
| Lisinopril 40 mg tablet | $0.05 each | generic |
| Losartan Potassium 100 mg tablet | $0.04 each | generic |
| Losartan Potassium 25 mg tablet | $0.02 each | generic |
| Losartan Potassium 50 mg tablet | $0.03 each | generic |
| Metformin HCl 1,000 mg tablet | $0.02 each | generic |
| Metformin HCl 500 mg tablet | $0.01 each | generic |
| Metformin HCl 850 mg tablet | $0.02 each | generic |
| Metoprolol Succ extended-release 100 mg tablet | $0.08 each | generic |
| Metoprolol Succ extended-release 25 mg tablet | $0.05 each | generic |
| Metoprolol Succ extended-release 50 mg tablet | $0.05 each | generic |
| Omeprazole delayed-release 20 mg capsule | $0.03 each | generic |
| Oxybutynin 5 mg tablet | $0.05 each | generic |
| Pantoprazole Sod delayed-release 40 mg tablet | $0.04 each | generic |
| Polyethylene Glycol 3350 Powd | $1.22 a gram | generic |
| Potassium CL extended-release 10 meq tablet | $0.08 each | generic |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium 10 mg tablet | $0.04 each | generic |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium 20 mg tablet | $0.05 each | generic |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium 40 mg tablet | $0.07 each | generic |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium 5 mg tablet | $0.03 each | generic |
| Sertraline HCl 100 mg tablet | $0.05 each | generic |
| Sertraline HCl 25 mg tablet | $0.03 each | generic |
| Sertraline HCl 50 mg tablet | $0.03 each | generic |
| Spironolactone 25 mg tablet | $0.04 each | generic |
| Tadalafil 20 mg tablet | $0.17 each | generic |
Sixty of 5,945, by how many products carry them. Use the search box above for the rest.
Figures from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services National Average Drug Acquisition Cost, published weekly. This page carries the file dated 2026-09-30.
For general information only. Not medical or pricing advice. Prices shown are national averages, not a quote from any pharmacy.
Open around the clock, every day - the only pharmacy in the city that is.
400 Park Ave., Worcester, MA 01610
Open 24 hours, every day. Closed 1:30–2 p.m. for lunch.
CVS prints one number for this store and does not say whether it reaches the counter or the front of the shop.
Prescriptions, vaccinations and the usual chemist's counter.
937 W. Boylston St., Worcester, MA 01606
Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–8 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Closed 1:30–2 p.m.
This number is often printed beside a Lincoln Street address. Walgreens has no Lincoln Street pharmacy - the number belongs to this shop.
The pharmacy counter inside the Grafton Street store.
949 Grafton St., Worcester, MA 01604
Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Closed 1:30–2 p.m. every day.
The counter's own line. The store's is 508-791-8855.
The pharmacy inside the Pullman Street supermarket.
72 Pullman St., Worcester, MA 01606
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–7 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.–3 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Closed 1:30–2 p.m. on weekdays.
This is the store's line - ask for the pharmacy. Price Chopper publishes no separate number for the counter.
At the University Campus, and open to anyone: you do not have to be a UMass Memorial patient or employee to use it.
55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester, MA 01655
Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., closed 12:30–1 p.m. Closed most major holidays.
The same pharmacy at the Belmont Street campus. Mind the number: it differs from the Lake Avenue one by a single digit.
119 Belmont St., Worcester, MA 01605
Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–7 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., closed 12:30–1 p.m. Closed Sunday.
A full retail pharmacy on the third floor of the hospital, north side. It will take a transfer and be your regular pharmacy - you need not be a patient there.
Saint Vincent Hospital, 123 Summer St., Worcester, MA 01608
Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Closed weekends.
The number 508-363-6605 is in circulation for this pharmacy and is not the one the hospital prints.
A 340B pharmacy attached to the health centre, which means lower prices for uninsured and low-income patients.
26 Queen St., Worcester, MA 01610
Ask about the 340B price if you are paying yourself.
An independent pharmacy that makes up prescriptions to order - a different strength, a liquid instead of a tablet, something without a dye you react to.
149 Shrewsbury St., Worcester, MA 01604
The pharmacy inside the Kennedy health centre's main Worcester site. It is open on Saturday mornings and fills prescriptions for the centre's patients. Listed here because the health centre itself is under Healthcare Facilities.
19 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605
Monday to Thursday, 8am to 6:45pm. Friday, 8am to 6pm. Saturday, 8:30am to 12:30pm. Closed Sunday.
The whole health centre, pharmacy included, closes on Wednesdays from 1pm to 1:50pm. Ask whether you need to be a Kennedy patient to fill a prescription here.
The pharmacy at the Kennedy health centre's Lincoln Street site, next to its same-day care, dental and eye clinics.
605 Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA 01605
Monday to Thursday, 8am to 6:45pm. Friday, 8am to 5:45pm. Closed weekends.
Closed on Wednesdays from 1pm to 1:50pm, like the rest of the centre. The Lincoln Street site is listed under Healthcare Facilities.
An independent pharmacy on Shrewsbury Street. It delivers to your door, can put all your refills on the same day each month, makes up compounded medicines, and gives vaccinations and help with diabetes and insulin.
435 Shrewsbury Street, Ste. 4, Worcester, MA 01604
Ask whether they take your Medicare drug plan and whether delivery is free to your address.
An independent pharmacy on Main Street offering free home delivery, including same-day delivery, and staff who speak several languages. It helps people keep track of their medicines.
664 Main St., Worcester, MA 01610
Ask whether they can pack your tablets by day and time, and whether they take your drug plan. The site's latest copyright date is 2025.
A local pharmacy on Southbridge Street. It accepts over-the-counter benefit cards, which some Medicare Advantage plans give, for eligible items.
540-3 South Bridge Street, Worcester, MA 01601
Free delivery within Worcester on orders over $50. The address is as the pharmacy prints it on its own site. The website's latest copyright date is 2024, so ring to check hours before you go.
An independently owned pharmacy just over the Worcester line in Auburn. It also sells home medical equipment such as walking aids, nebulisers and bathroom safety equipment, and offers kerbside pick-up.
689 Southbridge St, Auburn, MA 01501
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 7pm. Saturday, 9:30am to 4:30pm. Closed Sunday.
Free home delivery is offered 'to the nearby Auburn area', so ring to ask whether they deliver to your part of Worcester.
Not a programme to apply for, but a fact worth knowing: once you have spent $2,100 out of pocket on covered drugs in 2026, your Part D plan pays the rest for the year and you are charged nothing more. The figure is $2,400 in 2027. No Part D plan may have a deductible above $615 in 2026.
Medicare's own line, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. TTY 877-486-2048.
Figures read from medicare.gov on 26 September 2026. They change each January.
The federal programme that cuts Part D premiums, deductibles and copays for people with limited income and savings - for many people to a few dollars a prescription. You apply through Social Security, and it costs nothing to ask.
Social Security, Monday–Friday. TTY 800-325-0778.
Massachusetts' own pharmacy assistance programme, for residents 65 and over and for younger disabled residents. It pays toward what Part D leaves, and you can be in both.
The programme's own site and its page on mass.gov both refuse automated requests, so no phone number is printed here rather than one we could not check. SHINE, below, will tell you the number and help you apply.
Trained volunteers who go through your plans with you, work out what you qualify for, and help with the forms. Free, and they sell nothing.
Ask for the SHINE counsellor for Worcester.
If you qualify for Extra Help but are not in a drug plan yet, this covers your prescriptions in the meantime, and can pay you back for what you spent after you qualified. Keep the receipts.
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern. TTY 711.