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by sct202 1476 days ago
There's a $5 shipping fee that isn't included until check out, so for a lot of cheap drugs it's still cheaper to go thru GoodRX/Walmart/other discount programs.
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Are you looking at the right place?

I clicked on the medication's link (just for lookup), and it took me to a page which listed Manufacturing, 15% Markup, Pharmacy Labor and in a circled blue box: "* additional cost at checkout Shipping $5.00".

Yes, you can find information that they will add that to the price, but the prices they list to drive you into that funnel don't include that charge, which is a deceptive pricing practice.

The original point is that if you include that cost, then their prices for many drugs are no longer the cheapest.

That's what I mean, the list price in the big box is just the mfg, markup and labor. You have to add on $5 to the 'Transparent Pricing' that they put in the giant box in the center of the page, you only see that there is an additional shipping fee if you click thru the little slider or submit an order.
Do they discount shipping for multiple items ordered? In that case I personally think having shipping separate makes sense, as 2 $5 items shipped might be e.g. $16 total not $20.