>> > > ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU A LOT. >>> > > > THERE’S NEW WAY TO LOAD PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE, AND IT COULD CONSERVE YOU MONEY. AMAZON.COM DELVED INTO THE PHARMACY BUSINESS WITH AMAZON.COM DRUG STORE. THEY DID THAT IN 2015. >> > > BELOW WE GO. >> > > YEAH >>. > > CONSUMER EXPERT, AMY DAVIS, HOW DO THE PRICES COMPARE TO OTHERS, AMY, GREETINGS. >> > > YEAH, GOOD EARLY MORNING. THEY BEGAN THIS IN NOVEMBER, AND, YOU RECOGNIZE, IF YOU EVER TRIED TO COMPARISON SHOP TO SEE WHICH PHARMACY OFFERS LOWEST PRICES FOR YOUR MEDICATIONS, YOU KNOW IT’S NOT EASY. YOU NEEDED TO KNOW IF IT’S LESS EXPENSIVE WITH OR WITHOUT INSURANCE, AS WELL AS OFTEN THE PHARMACOLOGISTS WILL CERTAINLY NOT INFORM YOU THE CASH PRICE IF YOU DISCLOSE YOU HAVE INSURANCE POLICY. I TIN TELL YOU THAT ACQUIRING THESE ANSWERS FROM AMAZON.COM DRUG STORE ALSO NOT EASY. AS SOON AS WE DID IT, THIS IS WHAT WE LEARNED. PAM AND HER SPOUSE, GLEN, ARE ON A REGIMEN OF PRESCRIPTION
PILLS TAKEN DAILY. TABLETS TAKEN DAILY. >> > > I TAKE THREE, DIABETIC AND for the diving this the faena 5 terrific for triglycerides.TRIGLYSERIDES AND SUGAR PILL.
> > I DO TAKE MINE EACH DAY, BUT I CAN OBTAIN A 6 MONTH CONTAINER. > > Reporter: THEY ARE >> BIG COSTCO BUYERS, AND BY FILLING DRUG IN THE STOREHOUSE CHAIN, THEY GET 9 0-DAY REFILLS. WHEN WE WITH SAID AMAZON DRUG STORE IS FILLING PRESCRIPTIONS, WE [TARGET MARKET BOOS] DID NOT TWIST ARMS TO CHECK IT OUT. > > I WOULD SWITCH QUICKLY. >> AMAZON IS EASY, SHIPS TO THE DOOR. > > CONVENIENT, YES, BUT HOW DOES THE EXPENSE COMPARE? TO FIGURE OUT, PAM CREATED AN ACCOUNT ON AMAZON DRUG STORE. WHEN YOU TYPE IN THE LAST 4 FIGURES OF THE SOCIAL, THE WEB SITE DISCOVERS YOUR INSURANCE POLICY. JUST INCLUDE THE MEDICINE TO REFILL AND ALSO YOUR PRESCRIBER’S DETAILS. THIS IS WHERE PAM STRIKE An OBSTACLE. SINCE SHE’S NOT DUE FOR REFILLS UNTIL NEXT MONTH, AMAZON.COM DRUG STORE WOULD NOT TELL HER JUST HOW MUCH SHE’LL PAY. YOU TIN CHECK THE PRICE WITHOUT INSURANCE.AMAZON INFORMS CUSTOMERS WHO DESIRED THE INSURANCE CO-PAY COST TO CALL THE INSURANCE COVERAGE
COMPANY. SHE DID THAT. THIS IS WHAT WE DISCOVERED. WITH INSURANCE POLICY, AMAZON PHARMACY’S COSTS WENT TO LEAST DOUBLE THE PRICE AT COSTCO FOR 3 PRESCRIPTIONS, SOMETIMES MORE. THIS ONE, AS AN EXAMPLE, IS GREATER THAN FIVE TIMES THE COST AT AMAZON.COM PHARMACY THAN COSTCO’S COST, AND AMAZON DRUG STORE ONLY FILLS UP PRESCRIPTIONS FOR A 30-DAY SUPPLY. SO IF YOU DON’T HAVE INSURANCE COVERAGE, AMAZON.COM PHARMACY RATES ARE LOWER FOR PRIME MEMBERS VERSUS NON-PRIME MEMBERS, BUT IF YOU HAVE INSURANCE COVERAGE, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO OBTAIN A LOWER CO-PAY NO MATTER THE PRIME CONDITION, SO THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGE IS THAT YOU OBTAIN TOTALLY FREE TWO-DAY SHIPPING, IF YOU’RE A PRIME CUSTOMER, BUT YOU WON’T.
