Every month, it seems as if there is a new outrage over the ever-soaring cost of prescription drugs. But which drugs actually cost the most? Here are the 11 most expensive outpatient drugs, as of May 2018, based on list prices for a typical one-month prescription. The 11 drugs on this list are all priced…

Every day, hundreds of doctors and pharmacists across the US use GoodRx to help their patients save money. We recently checked in with one doctor, Dr. Amie Stringfellow, who runs Milepost Medical in Houston, Texas, to learn how GoodRx helps her direct primary care practice. Direct primary care, or DPC, is a new breed of…

Diabetes has become one of America’s most expensive diseases, costing the average patient almost $17,000 per year. A majority of that expense is due to the cost of diabetes medications – which are only getting more expensive. Recent data from the GoodRx Index reveals that diabetes medications continue to surge each month. The monthly GoodRx…

This is shaping up to be an especially tough year for people with allergies. With all the choices for allergy medications out there, how do you make sure you’re prepared with the best one? Here are three questions you should ask before popping that next allergy pill. 1. How long do my allergy symptoms last?…

In April, the Food and Drug Administration advisory committee met and recommended the approval for Epidiolex, the first plant-derived cannabidiol prescription medicine for use in the United States. While this is just one more step in the approval process, if the FDA approves Epidiolex in June, we could see it on the market in the coming…

In what appears to an abnormally bad year for seasonal allergies, rates for allergy medication fills are exceeding the last four years by 13%, with some significant geographic variations across the US. Prescriptions are notably higher in the West and the South, with a 19% increase of fills in the West and a 16% rise…

At GoodRx, we are always trying to make prescriptions more affordable for Americans. But drugs are still too expensive, especially brand-only medications. Unlike generic medications, brand-name drugs only have one manufacturer, which reduces competition and allows manufacturers to price the brand drug as they see fit. In order to help people afford their brand-name drugs,…

One of the more popular drugs in the country, Epipen and generic epinephrine – used for the emergency treatment of severe allergic reactions –  is experiencing a spot shortage, leaving some patients without their lifesaving drug. Over the past month, shortages have been seen in both Canada and Australia, and they both turned to the United States in…

“Can I use GoodRx with Medicare?” This is a question we get a lot, and for good reason – Medicare can be confusing. So let’s get right to it: You can’t use GoodRx in conjunction with any federal or state-funded programs like Medicare or Medicaid. But you can use GoodRx, especially when our prices are…

As both an advisor to GoodRx and physician who uses it regularly in a busy private practice, I wanted to pass along the most effective ways to save money for patients using GoodRx. Not only are our patients more willing to take their medications if they can afford them, but the savings they glean can…