I have tried getting my prescriptions from Costco, Walmart, CVS, and Walgreens. The same prescription is priced differently across these pharmacies. The only way to know the prices is to request my PCP to send the prescription to the pharmacy and pharmacy can share the costs after they run the insurance. I have not found an easy way to find out the prices across different pharmacies before making the purchase. Its only a few dollars, but recurring prescriptions add up over time. Please let me know if there is a better way of shopping across pharmacies. #pharmacy #medical
Have you tried amazon pharmacy? We show price upfront
it’s intentionally opaque. the whole industry really
Right. The meds costs 100x until you hit your deductible and then it magically becomes low. Insurance & pharmacies scam the consumers. This has to stop :(
Amazon Pharmacy is the cheapest for most medications. You can use multiple pharmacies with most insurance plans.
Try this also https://costplusdrugs.com/ A lot of my maintenance meds are next to nothing w/o insurance. And I agree, care mark is the worse price wise. My stuff is 400$/month w/ copay through them or 24+shipping through cost plus w/o insurance. Make it make sense!
For me, Caremark is the cheapest. But you got to make sure that the signup is done right.
I fucking hate them with passion. They left me w/o insulin 4 years ago because they randomly decided to cancel my prescription. And then 2 years ago they changed their covered drugs, leaving me stranded yet again. Oh, and getting anything fixed with them is a trifecta of fucked in between your insurance, their tech call, your doctor, their pharmacy and that sketchy provider they have now from Florida. God knows how many hours I wasted. Even chat bots have more empathy and competence than that piece of garbage.
Check with your employer insurance, they usually have a deal with a pharmacy. For Google it’s CVS Caremark, most medicines cost up to $2 or free. If it’s an expensive drug, you can call and ask, then move the prescription if needed.
Thanks. Will call the insurance company to find out the preferred pharmacy.
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Try Good Rx app, it shows the price across all pharmacies
Thanks. Good Rx app works. It shows the costs of all nearby pharmacies.