Through a private label agreement, Cost Plus Drug Company contracts with a third party supplier to get unfinished prescription drugs. The service carries out the final stage of processing and labeling and takes a 15% profit margin to reduce the costs of prescription medication — essentially cutting out pharmacy middlemen.
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I decided to use Cost Plus Drug Company to order my mental health medication and see how much money I could save.
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The first step to ordering drugs on Cost Plus Drug Company is to set up an account.
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I spent about 15 minutes creating my account. The process required basic information, as well as details about your medical history.
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I texted my doctor and had her call in the script using a phone number provided to my account.
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I pay about $8 as a co-pay for my medication. Using Cost Plus, I saved $5 on the co-pay since the medicine was so cheap, but I ended up having to spend that money on delivery. I ended up not saving anything after delivery. If I paid without insurance, however, I would have saved $18 on the medication, according to Cost Plus Drug Company’s website.
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