Prescription Drug Assistance
Prescription drugs treat illnesses and improve the health of patients. But when drug prices are too high, far too many patients go without their necessary medications. Medication costs in the United States tend to rank among the highest in the world. In order to counter the costs, there are online services that price local and mail-order pharmacies to find you the best prices.
Core Revitalizing Center reviews popular online pharmacies that provide discounts for prescription drug medications (retail and mail-order).
RxSaver (by RetailMeNot)
- Prices the medication at local chain pharmacies in your area and provides you with a coupon (specific to the pharmacy)
- You bring the coupon (hard-copy or on your cell phone) and the rx (electronic or hard-copy) to the local chain pharmacy
- Mobile app available
- Pharmacies may not honor the coupon (especially with controlled substance rxs)
- CRC recommends that you request a hard-copy of the rx from the provider (in case you have to bring it to multiple pharmacies)
Goodrx
- Prices the medication at local chain pharmacies in your area and provides you with a coupon (specific to the pharmacy)
- You bring the coupon (hard-copy or on your cell phone) and the rx (electronic or hard-copy) to the local chain pharmacy
- Mobile app available
- Pharmacies may not honor the coupon (especially with controlled substance rxs)
- CRC recommends that you request a hard-copy of the rx from the provider (in case you have to bring it to multiple pharmacies)
Single Care
- Prices the medication at chain pharmacies in your area and provides you with a coupon (specific to the pharmacy)
- You bring the coupon (hard-copy or on your cell phone) and the rx (electronic or hard-copy) to the pharmacy
- Mobile app available (Apple App Store, Google Play Store)
- Pharmacies may not honor the coupon (especially with controlled substance rxs)
- Single Care allows you to use a "cart" system and print out the coupons for multiple drugs at the same time.
- CRC recommends that you request a hard-copy of the rx from the provider (in case you have to bring it to multiple pharmacies)
Blink Health
- Allows you to purchase the medication online to pick up at a local pharmacy (or via mail order)
- You bring your Blink Health ID card (hard-copy or on your cell phone) and the rx (electronic or hard-copy) to the exact pharmacy you purchased the medication from
- Mobile app available
- Contracted pharmacies are required to honor the discount (since you already paid)
- CRC recommends you use the 90-day mail order directly from Blink Health to save money on maintenance medications
geniusRx (formerly Mail My Meds)
- Allows you to purchase the medication online for mail order delivery.
- Free delivery (may request priority mail for additional cost)
- Requests the rx directly from the provider
- Simple, clean interface.
- If rx is requested directly from the provider, there may be a delay based on the provider's timely (or untimely) response
- CRC recommends you use the pharmacy for mail order prescriptions, including controlled medications (with valid ID)
Refillwise
- New program (started in 2019)
- Prices aren't listed on the website
- You bring your discount card (hard-copy or on your cell phone) and the rx to the pharmacy
- The pharmacist is supposed to offer you an "80%" discount on most drugs (likely only specific generics)
- The drug prices are not made available to the consumer (unlike other savings programs)
- CRC is unable to recommend Refillwise at this time (insufficient evidence... but the website is well-designed!)