Amazon’s Recently Introduced RxPass Provides an Unlimited Number of Select Generic Prescription Medications to Prime Members for Only $5 Per Month
Amazon recently announced its newest foray into the prescription medication landscape, and it could be a major game changer when it comes to prescription medication pricing.
RxPass
Called RxPass, it provides Amazon Prime members access to unlimited generic prescription medications for only $5 per month.
RxPass does have a limited number of eligible medications at this point – you can view the list here – but if your medications are part of that list, you can get them all for just $5 a month.
For many prescription medications, even for individuals with insurance that covers prescriptions, the $5 price point is hard to beat.
Check the link above, or search Amazon Pharmacy for your medications and current pricing. If an individual medication is part of RxPass, you’ll see the language below in its pricing area.
Amazon Pharmacy works with most insurance plans – although if you’re taking advantage of RxPass, that shouldn’t be needed.
Transferring Prescriptions
Transferring prescriptions works the same as moving a prescription from one drug store to another.
Provide your prescription information to Amazon Pharmacy and it will take care of transferring from your old pharmacy to Amazon Pharmacy.
Or, for new prescriptions, have your doctor’s office send your prescription to Amazon Pharmacy.
You can get more info on Amazon Pharmacy, with questions/answers at the bottom of this linked page.
Whether your prescriptions are 30-day, 90-day or 6-month, you can use Amazon Pharmacy to get your medications, and likely save money.
Prime Membership Required
Just to be clear, you do need to be an Amazon Prime member to take advantage of RxPass and its $5 per month pricing on eligible generic medications.
A Prime membership costs $139 per year, plus tax. You can also pay per month for $14.99 plus tax.
A Prime membership comes with a variety of benefits which can be viewed at this Amazon Prime overview page.
While those added benefits can factor in to the cost/benefit calculation, it’s probably best to ignore them and only look at the $139+tax cost as an entry fee for the reduced prescription pricing.
Is RxPass Right for You?
Obviously, you’ll want to run the numbers to make sure a Prime membership and its annual cost make sense when considering the prescription savings.
As long as your current out-of-pocket prescription costs are more than approximately $20 per month, the RxPass program might make sense for you.
Other Prescription Drug Savings Options
The RxPass $5 pricing is pretty hard to beat…as long as your prescription(s) are eligible.
If you’re not interested in Amazon’s RxPass, there are other options to save on your prescriptions.
GoodRx is a prescription savings program that is well-known and used by most pharmacies. Search for your prescription(s) on its site and compare GoodRx pricing at local participating pharmacies. Print a “coupon” or call ahead to the pharmacy and let them know you want to use GoodRx pricing for your prescription prior to picking it up. You can view the GoogRx site at this link.
Entrepreneur Mark Cuban has invested a significant amount of time and money into his generic medication drug company, Cost Plus. It works similarly to RxPass, but doesn’t have a subscription requirement. But, also doesn’t have a $5 per month all-in price point, either. Medications are priced individually, at a discount from most traditional pharmacies. It is mail-order only, so no storefronts to visit. You can view pricing for your prescriptions at the Cost Plus site. Obviously, you’ll need to create an account – quick and easy process – to request prescriptions.
Your Thoughts
Prescription pricing can be both confusing and costly.
Luckily, there are options to reduce the price you pay. We provide a few, but there are likely others that may help, too.
Let us know in the comments your thoughts…do you use – or will you use – any of the lower-priced prescription options we covered in this piece? Or, are there other ways you save that can help Savings Beagle readers cut their prescription costs?
