ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2021
Comparison of Discounted and Undiscounted Cash Prices for Cardiovascular Medications by Type of US Community Pharmacy.
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Abstract
backgroundCash prices for prescription drugs vary among community pharmacies in the USA. GoodRx is a discount platform that provides coupons for use in community pharmacies without a membership requirement. Analytical pharmacy is a new type of pharmacy that tests drugs before dispensing to verify medication quality.
objectiveTo compare undiscounted and GoodRx-discounted cash prices for common cardiovascular (CV) drugs by pharmacy type.
designA cross-sectional study.
settingGoodRx-discounted and GoodRx-undiscounted cash price data; analytical pharmacy cash price data (all data collected in July 2020). MEASUREMENTS: GoodRx cash price data for 30 units of 41 generic and 16 brand-name common cardiovascular medications at mass merchandiser, regional supermarket, two national chains, and analytical pharmacy (only one of its kind in the USA).
resultsThe average (SD) undiscounted generic CV medication cash price was $42.41 (44.1). The average GoodRx-discounted generic CV medication cash prices were $11.01 (8.6), $9.88 (6.7), $17.85 (10.5), and $21.73 (14.1) in mass merchandiser, supermarket, and two national chain pharmacies, respectively. The average generic CV medication cash price was $20.84 (25.7) at the analytical pharmacy. The average (SD) undiscounted brand-name CV medication cash price was $368.33 (127.00). The average GoodRx-discounted brand-name CV medication cash prices were $269.16 (118.1), $258.84 (108.6), $270.28 (118.4), and $274.60 (122.50) for mass merchandiser, supermarket, and two national chain pharmacies, respectively. The average (SD) brand-name CV medication cash price was $365.12 (116.20) at the analytical pharmacy.
conclusionsGoodRx-discounted cash prices of generic CV medications were significantly lower than undiscounted cash prices at supermarket, mass merchandiser, and national chain pharmacies. Analytical pharmacy cash prices too were significantly lower than traditional pharmacy undiscounted cash prices. GoodRx-discounted prices for brand-name CV medications did not differ significantly from undiscounted cash prices and between pharmacy types.
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