Best way to find cheaper Rx prices?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go to www.goodrx.com

It’s a type of coupon program, it’s free. Type in the med and dosage and it’ll give you a list of how much each one costs at each pharmacy. Click on the pharmacy you want and a coupon code information will pop up. Show that to the pharmacy to get that price.

I found out that if you use these coupons you can't apply the cost to your deductible. It becomes a transaction outside your insurance.

[Anonymous]

We’ve had only amazing experiences with prices at Costco. Acne meds. Epi pens. Asthma inhalers. They work some magic in my opinion because they always seem to find a ‘coupon’ that after insurance reduces the cost significantly. CVS doesn’t seem to work as hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go to www.goodrx.com

It’s a type of coupon program, it’s free. Type in the med and dosage and it’ll give you a list of how much each one costs at each pharmacy. Click on the pharmacy you want and a coupon code information will pop up. Show that to the pharmacy to get that price.

Which pharmacies have honored this for you?

CVS honored it for me when I had lost blood pressure meds that I needed before the insurance refill deadline. Worth noting that when i saw the pharmacy prices on it, the grocery store based pharmacies (Giant & Safeway) were about half the price of CVS. I think it's always worth checking to see if the price is potentially even lower than your insurance copay.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If your meds are name brand, go on the manufacturer's website. There may be coupons. Mail order saves us hundreds.

Thanks - what mail order service do you use and is it tied to your insurance company?

Our insurance uses Caremark (it's owned by CVS). We can get many generics for $15 for 3 months. DH insulin is $119/month at CVS, but $80/3 months through Caremark mail order.

Epi-pens we have gotten for free with an on-line coupon. Some of DD's acne meds are expensive. We have gotten them under $25/month or free with a coupon.

Yes, I found that mail ordering my Rx from Caremark is cheaper than going to CVS to have it filled, so now I get my prescriptions that way.

[Anonymous]

I use goodrx all the time. It even beats my insurance. It doesn't apply to deductible but is covered under fsa/hsa. The difference in pro e is awesome. I've used it at cvs, Safeway, and Walgreen. No problem. Even generics at 90 pills are sometimes cheaper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use goodrx all the time. It even beats my insurance. It doesn't apply to deductible but is covered under fsa/hsa. The difference in pro e is awesome. I've used it at cvs, Safeway, and Walgreen. No problem. Even generics at 90 pills are sometimes cheaper.

This has been my experience as well. I don’t actually understand how/why it works, but it does work. And it’s free.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can ask them to run it though insurance for a quote, without actually filling it.

I've had to do this a few times. It helps if you have a few days, and don't need the medication urgently. If it is a medication you take long term, it is worth the effort to shop around.