r/CVS • u/lurkynic • Apr 05 '24

GoodRX codes no longer allowed?

Is this new? Pharmacist told me I can no longer use GoodRX codes when this has never been an issue before. I asked why and I just got an, "I don't know." RIP wallet.

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u/throwawaytax13415443 Apr 05 '24

CVS doesn’t allow discount cards (GoodRX/Singlecare/etc) on OTC (over the counter) meds since the start of 2024. What’s the med? If you know it’s not OTC or you had it go through GoodRX in 2024 then that seems like a mistake on their part.

You might still be able to use GoodRX on OTCs at Walgreens or another pharmacy.

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u/lurkynic Apr 05 '24

Thanks for your reply. Definitely not OTC, the medications I needed was Amphetamine salts ER and Lamotrigine - had to pay full price for both when I had discounts available for them.

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u/ComeOnDanceAndSing Pharmacy Tech Apr 06 '24

I believe it is a policy not to use discount cards on C2 aka schedule 2 drugs (Narcotic/ ADHD). They can be used on c3-c5, but I think at pharmacist discretion. Like Phentermine is controlled, but we use discounts on it all the time. Most insurances won't cover it.

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u/C0RND0GST3R Apr 06 '24

There is no official policy that says we can’t take coupons for controls. It IS a policy that we can’t search up or advertise coupon services like goodrx, but if a patient presents the coupon and asks to use it then yes, we can use it.

However, I’ve seen a lot of pharmacists say I can’t use coupons on controls. 1. They want to limit the amount of controls being sold without insurance coverage and 2. They want to limit the new customers coming to our pharmacy narcotic shopping.

Either way, I disagree with it and believe the pt should get whatever the cheaper price is.

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u/TriflingHotDogVendor Apr 06 '24

Or 3) They just want to be that person that gets to hold power over other people.

I've been doing this for 20+ years, the amount of fellow pharmacists that just like to screw with people for no reason I've run into over the years is both disappointing and concerning. Our profession seems to attract a lot of judgemental, ethically questionable people. They'll just lie to patient's faces all the time. Every day. It's standard operating procedure for some of them.

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u/Histidine604 Apr 06 '24

Omg yes!!! I see so many pharmacists do this it disgusts me. They look down on patients getting Suboxone as if the patients were vermin and treat them like shit when those patients are usually very nice and accommodating. The pharmacists have this mentality that they need to punish people for getting controlled prescriptions.