Health & Fitness
New Dad Discovers Easy Way To Save Big On Prescriptions
Derek was "blown away" when he saw how much GoodRx could save on medicine for his wife, his son, his mom, the family dog and himself.
When it comes to our wallets, no one likes surprises. The cost of prescription medicines can vary widely from one pharmacy to another, too. As Derek, a Texas-based husband and father, put it, “it was a roll of the dice” every time he visited his local pharmacy.
Like many Americans with or without insurance, Derek was met with confusing copays and unpredictable totals every time he picked up prescriptions. But then his pharmacist told him about GoodRx, a convenient way to save money on medication.
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Pharmacist Recommended Savings
“When I spoke with the pharmacist, she told me about this free discount program that would save me money on my prescriptions,” Derek recalls. “I didn't know what to expect because I'd only ever used my insurance to pay for prescriptions. I didn't even know that there was another way.”
When Derek first downloaded the GoodRx app and received his GoodRx card, he was skeptical. “Honestly, I thought I was going to be turned away — that it was just going to be not a real program,” he says. “But, it turned out that not only was it accepted, the pharmacist I went to was actually handing out the GoodRx cards herself to other customers.”
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Mom-Approved Discounts
After seeing how much he saved on his own medications, Derek recommended GoodRx to his mother, and she was “blown away” after just one visit to the pharmacy.
“I put my mom on my account and I just asked her to use the coupon code one time to see what it would do for her,” Derek says. “She went to the pharmacy, used it once, and she was blown away because it took a prescription that was quite expensive and reduced the out-of-pocket cost by more than 50 percent. Ever since then, she's used it for almost every one of her medications.”
Today, Derek uses the GoodRx app to keep track of all of his family’s prescriptions, including price changes and refill reminders. He describes it as his “little pharmacist in my phone.”
“The GoodRx app allows me to track my medications [and] my wife's medications on a monthly basis,” says Derek. “It provides reminders to us to help us to remember to refill. It's all done right through the app.”
Savings For The Whole Family — Even The Dog!
When Derek and his wife, Bridget, needed to pick up a prescription for their newborn son, Atlas, they learned it would cost 70 percent less through GoodRx than the cost they would have paid through insurance (in 2020, GoodRx users saved an average of 79 percent off retail prescription prices).
“Rather than use our insurance, we were able to use the GoodRx app to check pricing for Atlas and to see how much the medication would cost,” Derek says. “We knew ahead of time, before getting in the car to go to the pharmacy, exactly what we were going to pay. It enabled us to get that medication for Atlas and take care of his issue.”
And as a GoodRx Gold Account member, Derek gets even deeper discounts on prescription drugs for him and up to five family members including furry friends, such as the family’s 8-year-old Chiweenie mix, Nugget.
“I was shocked that GoodRx even worked for our dog,” says Derek. “Sure enough, we saved the money because we don't have insurance for the dog. The medicine was quite expensive without any kind of discount, but GoodRx was able to take our dog's medication costs and significantly reduce it.”
An App With Added Value
Derek uses the GoodRx app to see “how much money we've saved on a monthly and rolling basis,” he says. “It's really awesome to be able to look at all these savings that we've gotten all in this one app.”
Now instead of overpaying on prescriptions, Derek and his family allocate those funds to more personal expenditures, such as visiting their son Atlas’ grandparents.
“The savings with GoodRx are significant for me [and] helps free up so much in our budget for other activities, [like] leisure and travel,” Derek explains. “I'm able to spend that additional money on my family, especially with my son.”
As this doubtful dad learned firsthand, GoodRx is an easy and convenient way to save.
Download the GoodRx app or use its drug search tool on GoodRx.com to find the lowest price for your prescriptions.
