Anonymous
02/09/2022 17:57
Subject: Mark Cuban started discount online pharmacy.
Anonymous wrote:The competition overall can bring drug prices down.
That is a great news.
In addition his prices are transparent it is manufacturing cost plus 15% markup.
Anonymous
02/09/2022 17:45
Subject: Re:Mark Cuban started discount online pharmacy.
Anonymous wrote:I think it is great news. It's definitely legit.
Honestly, it is what our government should be doing: eliminating the middleman (and all the markup) and providing prescriptions straight from the manufacturer.
You don't get a lot of responses here on DCUM because most people here have decent health insurance and probably don't have to pay a lot for our medication. Or aren't on a lot of expensive meds. But this will be a fantastic thing for people without insurance, or with insurance but expensive deductibles and copays.
As to how it compares with COSTCO etc... I went to Good RX to look up my husband's transplant medication, tacrolimus.
Prices range from about $20 (Giant, Safeway, Harris Teeter) for 90 pills .5 mg to $56 (CVS).
Costco is on the low end, charging $29.
https://www.goodrx.com/prograf?dosage=0.5mg&form=capsule&label_override=tacrolimus&quantity=90&sort_type=popularity
Mark Cuban's drug company charges $26.40. So, a little cheaper than Costco but not as cheap as the grocery stores.
https://costplusdrugs.com/medications/tacrolimus-0_5mg-capsule
I checked for tacrolimus, 5 mg, 90 capsules
GoodRx: between $110 (grocery stores) and $569 (walgreens). Costco is $239.
https://www.goodrx.com/prograf?dosage=5mg&form=capsule&label_override=tacrolimus&quantity=90&sort_type=popularity
Mark Cuban's store: $104
https://costplusdrugs.com/medications/tacrolimus-0_5mg-capsule
Anonymous
02/09/2022 17:42
Subject: Re:Mark Cuban started discount online pharmacy.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I posted this before for what I thought might be useful information.
Got a lot of responses asking for price comparisons between this and Costco, as though i would know. Also some comments on generic medications being cheap Chinese imports.
Made me sorry I posted.
A lot of generic medication are from India or China.
For a lot of people the choice is between a medication they can’t afford or generic import.
A lot of all our medication comes from India or China.
Anonymous
02/09/2022 17:41
Subject: Re:Mark Cuban started discount online pharmacy.
Anonymous wrote:I think it is great news. It's definitely legit.
Honestly, it is what our government should be doing: eliminating the middleman (and all the markup) and providing prescriptions straight from the manufacturer.
You don't get a lot of responses here on DCUM because most people here have decent health insurance and probably don't have to pay a lot for our medication. Or aren't on a lot of expensive meds. But this will be a fantastic thing for people without insurance, or with insurance but expensive deductibles and copays.
As to how it compares with COSTCO etc... I went to Good RX to look up my husband's transplant medication, tacrolimus.
Prices range from about $20 (Giant, Safeway, Harris Teeter) for 90 pills .5 mg to $56 (CVS).
Costco is on the low end, charging $29.
https://www.goodrx.com/prograf?dosage=0.5mg&form=capsule&label_override=tacrolimus&quantity=90&sort_type=popularity
Mark Cuban's drug company charges $26.40. So, a little cheaper than Costco but not as cheap as the grocery stores.
https://costplusdrugs.com/medications/tacrolimus-0_5mg-capsule
As someone who uses GoodRx and price shops all of our prescriptions I can say with certainty that different places will be lower on different drugs. So Costco might be cheaper on X and Y drug, but Harris Teeter is cheaper on Z drug. I don’t drive around for a few bucks, but for a big difference I will (and do) get different drugs at different places. I will certainly add Mark Cuban to the rotation.
Anonymous
02/09/2022 17:38
Subject: Mark Cuban started discount online pharmacy.
The competition overall can bring drug prices down.
That is a great news.
That is a great news.
Anonymous
02/09/2022 17:23
Subject: Re:Mark Cuban started discount online pharmacy.
Anonymous wrote:I posted this before for what I thought might be useful information.
Got a lot of responses asking for price comparisons between this and Costco, as though i would know. Also some comments on generic medications being cheap Chinese imports.
Made me sorry I posted.
A lot of generic medication are from India or China.
For a lot of people the choice is between a medication they can’t afford or generic import.
Anonymous
02/09/2022 17:21
Subject: Re:Mark Cuban started discount online pharmacy.
I think it is great news. It's definitely legit.
Honestly, it is what our government should be doing: eliminating the middleman (and all the markup) and providing prescriptions straight from the manufacturer.
You don't get a lot of responses here on DCUM because most people here have decent health insurance and probably don't have to pay a lot for our medication. Or aren't on a lot of expensive meds. But this will be a fantastic thing for people without insurance, or with insurance but expensive deductibles and copays.
As to how it compares with COSTCO etc... I went to Good RX to look up my husband's transplant medication, tacrolimus.
Prices range from about $20 (Giant, Safeway, Harris Teeter) for 90 pills .5 mg to $56 (CVS).
Costco is on the low end, charging $29.
https://www.goodrx.com/prograf?dosage=0.5mg&form=capsule&label_override=tacrolimus&quantity=90&sort_type=popularity
Mark Cuban's drug company charges $26.40. So, a little cheaper than Costco but not as cheap as the grocery stores.
https://costplusdrugs.com/medications/tacrolimus-0_5mg-capsule
Honestly, it is what our government should be doing: eliminating the middleman (and all the markup) and providing prescriptions straight from the manufacturer.
You don't get a lot of responses here on DCUM because most people here have decent health insurance and probably don't have to pay a lot for our medication. Or aren't on a lot of expensive meds. But this will be a fantastic thing for people without insurance, or with insurance but expensive deductibles and copays.
As to how it compares with COSTCO etc... I went to Good RX to look up my husband's transplant medication, tacrolimus.
Prices range from about $20 (Giant, Safeway, Harris Teeter) for 90 pills .5 mg to $56 (CVS).
Costco is on the low end, charging $29.
https://www.goodrx.com/prograf?dosage=0.5mg&form=capsule&label_override=tacrolimus&quantity=90&sort_type=popularity
Mark Cuban's drug company charges $26.40. So, a little cheaper than Costco but not as cheap as the grocery stores.
https://costplusdrugs.com/medications/tacrolimus-0_5mg-capsule
Anonymous
02/09/2022 17:10
Subject: Re:Mark Cuban started discount online pharmacy.
I posted this before for what I thought might be useful information.
Got a lot of responses asking for price comparisons between this and Costco, as though i would know. Also some comments on generic medications being cheap Chinese imports.
Made me sorry I posted.
Got a lot of responses asking for price comparisons between this and Costco, as though i would know. Also some comments on generic medications being cheap Chinese imports.
Made me sorry I posted.
Anonymous
02/09/2022 17:04
Subject: Mark Cuban started discount online pharmacy.
Anonymous wrote:link please?
Not OP, but if I can google, you can google. But here it is
https://costplusdrugs.com/
Anonymous
02/09/2022 16:58
Subject: Mark Cuban started discount online pharmacy.
link please?
Anonymous
02/09/2022 16:57
Subject: Mark Cuban started discount online pharmacy.
For a lot of people the generic drug price discount will be huge.