ConsumerMan Herb Weisbaum on how to save money on prescriptions

With the average American spending more than $1,400 on prescription medications a year, lots of people look to cut corners in order to help budget themselves -- with dangerous and even fatal consequences.

Herb Weisbaum, a contributing editor at Checkbook.org known as "The ConsumerMan," shared a few ways people can spend less on prescription medications.

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