What are alternatives for GoodRx?

• Capital Rx.
• NowRX.
• Waltz Health.
• NURX.
• 23andMe.
• Sempre Health.
• Memed.
• Doctor On Demand.

• Best Overall: GoodRx.
• Best for Local Pharmacy: Optum Perks.
• Best for Future Savings: SingleCare.
• Best On-the-Go: ScriptSave WellRx.
• Best for Home Delivery: Blink Health.

Why is GoodRx tanking?

GoodRx (ticker: GDRX) on Monday retracted its guidance and said that its second quarter will see a $30 million revenue hit because a key grocer, which accounted for 25% of its transactions, is renegotiating contracts with all pharmacy benefit managers or PBMs on a subset of drugs.

Does GoodRx really save you money on prescriptions?

GoodRx may be able to find you a lower price than your insurance co-pay. Hundreds of generic medications are available for $4 and some are even free, without insurance. One important thing to remember, GoodRx is not insurance. It can be used instead of insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid, but not combined with them.

What is cheaper than GoodRx?

SingleCare and GoodRx make prescription drug prices more affordable for consumers. Both companies have identical aims, but SingleCare generally offers lower pricing and free delivery. The tradeoff is the extra features GoodRx offers in its paid plans and affordable telehealth appointments.

What is the GoodRx scandal?

According to the FTC's complaint, GoodRx violated the FTC Act by sharing sensitive personal health information for years with advertising companies and platforms—contrary to its privacy promises—and failed to report these unauthorized disclosures as required by the Health Breach Notification Rule.

Can CVS refuse GoodRx?

If you are a regular customer at CVS, you may wonder whether you can use GoodRx at any nearby CVS store. According to GoodRx, any participating pharmacy must accept it in all its stores. Since CVS is one of the participating pharmacies, all CVS stores across the US accept GoodRx coupons and discounts.

Does AARP give discounts on prescriptions?

AARP® Prescription Discounts provided by Optum Rx®

The program is open to anyone, whether you're an AARP member or not – but AARP members receive additional benefits, including deeper discounts on medications, home delivery, coverage for your dependents and more.

Did Walmart stop taking GoodRx?

GoodRx discounts are still accepted at Walmart and Sam's Club.

Who pays the difference with GoodRx?

When a patient redeems a GoodRx discount coupon, the pharmacy pays a fee to the PBM, who splits the fee with GoodRx. GoodRx also takes in membership fees from consumers and marketing revenue from pharmaceutical companies that use its platform.

Which is better GoodRx or BuzzRx?

Both GoodRx and BuzzRx offer significant prescription savings on thousands of medications—BuzzRx may have better discounts on some medications while GoodRx has better discounts on others.

How often can you use GoodRx on the same prescription?

Unlike manufacturer copay cards, GoodRx coupons have no eligibility requirements, no activation step, and no restrictions on how many times the coupon can be used.

Why are prices so different on GoodRx?

GoodRx partners with multiple PBMs, each with different contracted medication prices across various pharmacies. Every coupon has a different set of codes that corresponds to a specific PBM network, which determines the medication price.

Why is GoodRx being sued?

GoodRx class action overview:

Who: A GoodRx user has sued the telehealth company. Why: The plaintiff alleges GoodRx shared its customers' medical information with third-parties like Meta and Google, to target them with ads. Where: The GoodRx class action lawsuit was filed in a California federal court.

Is there a lawsuit against GoodRx?

GoodRx Accused of Privacy Violations in FTC Action, Lawsuit

Under the order, GoodRx will be required to pay a $1.5 million civil penalty for violations of the FTC's Health Breach Notification Rule and prohibited from sharing users' health data for advertising purposes.

Can a pharmacy reject GoodRx?

Pharmacies listed on GoodRx are contractually obligated to honor most coupons we display. However, discounts for controlled substances are honored at the discretion of the individual pharmacy or pharmacist.

Is GoodRx better than Part D?

GoodRX is not a replacement for your Part D drug plan but it can be a useful tool to help save money on your medication costs. Although there is no guarantee you will save money there is simply no harm in trying since it is a free service!

Why is GoodRx Gold more expensive than GoodRx?

GoodRx vs. GoodRx Gold: What's the difference? Just like GoodRx, GoodRx Gold gives you access to drugs at discounted prices at popular pharmacies in your area. The big difference between GoodRx and GoodRx Gold is that you have to pay a membership fee to use GoodRx Gold.

Is Blink cheaper than GoodRx?

We love it. Saves us 75% if not more. We were using GoodRx Gold and paying $10 a month, but Blink is free, and is saving us even more money.

Why does Walgreens not accept GoodRx?

Yes. In most cases, Walgreens accepts GoodRx for controlled substances such as Adderall. However, there may be some cases when certain pharmacists may deny your request for a discount on a controlled substance, which is within their right to do.

Why do pharmacies work with GoodRx?

Pharmacies or pharmacy purchasing groups work with PBMs to negotiate reimbursement rates. GoodRx partners with these PBMs to display the contracted prices to help patients and healthcare providers make informed decisions about the cost of their care.

How does SingleCare work?

SingleCare negotiates fair drug prices directly with major pharmacies like CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens. We pass the savings onto our members, free of charge. To start saving with SingleCare, a member just needs to show the savings card to their pharmacist every time they fill a prescription at a participating pharmacy.