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RxPass from Amazon Pharmacy, a $5 prescription subscription (aboutamazon.com)
39 points by atlasunshrugged on Jan 24, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 10 comments



Makes me feel like they're going to go the uber route by undercutting the competition to starve them out, and then hike prices once they're the only name in the game


$5 Viagra! What will Roman/Hims do now...


Access to 80 generics. So $5 for what a normal pharmacy charges $0? (minus the shipping to your door part)

Maybe I'm missing something...


$0 with insurance maybe. This is $5 for all your medications, shipped, without insurance necessary. Seems like a pretty good deal IMO, esp. if you're taking multiple medications.


Right? I guess it depends on your insurance and if this benefits some people, great. But with rare exception all my prescriptions are already $0 with no subscription fee to Amazon and the balance are all $5-$10 just going to a bog standard CVS.


No, you're not missing anything. $5 to deliver medication seems like a good deal for some people.


you get free drugs??


I didn't even know Amazon Pharmacy existed... Anybody switch from ExpressScripts to this?


No, but I do have relatives using Pillpack (Amazon bought them awhile back) and they love the service. It automatically separates each day's pills into a little plastic bag labeled with the date so you never have to remember if you took your medicine that day. Great for the elderly but really useful for anyone taking a regular prescription.


Good to know, thanks!




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