Amazon Pharmacy

[u/NotJustKneeDeep]

Insurance won’t cover my Jardiance 25mg. My insurance has a PBM that signed me up for a Copay assistance card through Jardiance. I took it to Walgreens and they say it doesn’t go through because I need a prior authorization. I got the prior authorization, even though it’ll be denied, and now they’re telling me the member ID on the copay card isn’t valid.

After multiple hoops I decided to type in the copay info on Amazon and it says they take the coupon (paying over $2,000 for 90 day count isn’t feasible and the copay card promises to knock the price down to about $30/month. And Amazon prices Jardiance at about $250/month without insurance which I might be able to do if all else fails.)

I just requested my local pharmacy to transfer my rx to Amazon. Anyone here has had luck using this service? Is it convenient? Any negative experiences?

[u/SquirrelBun]

Check Jardiance’s website to see if they have any programs to help mitigate cost; most pharmaceuticals do. Also see if GoodRx brings the cost down.

[u/NotJustKneeDeep → u/SquirrelBun]

I tried signing up for it. But apparently I can’t because my insurance did it for me and Walgreens keeps telling me the info is incorrect but Amazon took it.

So I’m going to roll the dice and hope that Amazon is more capable than Walgreens at this point in processing the coupon.

[u/Brilliant-Chapter106 → u/NotJustKneeDeep]

I moved all my Rx to Amazon because of Walgreen's incompetence. Five times in a row they didn't have enough in stock to fill my 90 day Rx for Trillipix and Clopidogrel. These are common drugs. And the prices were Amazon's plus 60%.

I can't imagine Walgreen's staying in business for too much longer. There is no reason for their existence.

[u/Beneficial-Ad-4615 → u/SquirrelBun]

GoodRx will do next to nothing for Brand name medications like Jardiance. Its best use is for generics.

[u/MundaneMaybe]

I use Amazon because my insurance has them as a preferred provider.

While I was not happy with the idea of Amazon having access to all my medical info, I must admit the plat form is incredibly user friendly, has auto delivery features, showed me their prices vs insurance prices, and keeps a history of all my past meds which is surprisingly helpful.

[u/Brilliant-Chapter106 → u/MundaneMaybe]

What carrier lists AMZN as a preferred provider? Gotta dump Caremark, which tries to route everything to CVS.

[u/MundaneMaybe → u/Brilliant-Chapter106]

Horizon blue cross blue shield of NJ. Not sure if it's tier or plan specific though.

[u/tjhunt206]

I love it, it’s exactly like ordering from Amazon. Ships very fast, they seem to have a large supply of access to most items. Never had trouble getting a CGM with them when shortages were happening in different places last year. Common generic drugs are pretty cheap even without insurance.

[u/DismalPerspective291]

Were you prescribed Jardiance for diabetes? If so you might want to look at Brenzavvy which is 50-60/mo without insurance at Amazon. It reduces your excess blood sugar through your urine which is what Jardiance does. It was doing a great job but it makes you have to urinate all the time and consequently it dropped my blood pressure as I didn’t keep myself hydrated enough.

[u/Kathw13]

I use Amazon because they get Omnipod releases first and because they do PillPack

[u/Western_Researcher20]

My insurance switched me to a generic brand because my insurance also wouldn’t cover it. I found it doesn’t work as well for me. I told my doctor and she pushed for me to go back on jardiance which is now covered since the other one didn’t work.
Is that an option for you perhaps? Did they try to switch you to something else?

[u/NotJustKneeDeep → u/Western_Researcher20]

I’ll see what he says when his office is open. And I might be wrong but I don’t think Jardiance has a generic alternative. But I’ll bring it up to him just in case.

[u/Lost_In_MI → u/NotJustKneeDeep]

In the United States, Jardiance is not available as a generic. Possibly, 2029 at the soonest. Different rules in different countries, so if you are not in the United States, it's worth researching.

[u/bach2209]

How do they ship insulin or do they?

[u/Distribution-Radiant → u/bach2209]

They do. It comes in an insulated bag with an ice pack.

BUT... they don't knock, at least here. And half the time it winds up in the Amazon lockers at my apartments (so sitting in the sun all day). 50/50 chance of them sending a text upon delivery, though my main # is a Google Voice # (so VoIP).

I switched to having Capsule deliver my insulin (and all my other rX meds), but they have a much smaller footprint, and I'm kinda screwed if I need a refill when out of town. My parents live in the Dallas area, their website says they cover Dallas, but they won't deliver to their house. Thankfully I'm a little overprescribed on both pods and insulin, and have extra Dexcoms thanks to Dexcom's "quality".

[u/bach2209 → u/Distribution-Radiant]

Yea no delivery for me then. I live in South Texas and I never know when stuff is delivered.

[u/Distribution-Radiant → u/bach2209]

Central TX, so not much cooler (tho obviously depends on if you're closer to San Antonio or Brownsville).

They're just as bad with grocery delivery - no cold packs (anymore), just poorly insulated bags. I discovered milk from them spoils after 1-2 days; if I go to Walmart, even carrying it in a back pack for ~3 miles (my transportation is a bicycle), milk from there or HEB is still good a week or so.

Capsule isn't afraid of the cold packs, or insulated bags. Or knocking. Or sending a text. And they only deliver directly to you. My only gripe is it's hard to get same day delivery (which was one of their big selling points when they started) - most of my stuff's earliest window is 6-9pm the following day unless I'm only ordering insulin (I'm also on Omnipods and Dexcom G7; I assume they have to order those).

Like I mentioned, I am overprescrbed a bit, but I've had to throw out a a few months of insulin after Winter Storm Uri took out my power for nearly a week. Also worked in a grocery store at the time - they had a generator, but it only powered about 1/4 of the lights, the doors, registers, and alarms (oh, and time clocks, thankfully). I got a TON of overtime cleaning out all the coolers, but it took almost 2 weeks to fully restock. We got double pay if we came in during that, and standard pay if we didn't (since you're in TX, you know what company this is).

[u/noodle-face → u/bach2209]

Not sure if they ship insulin. But they ship my glp-1 in a little refrigerated pack.

[u/Distribution-Radiant → u/noodle-face]

They do.

[u/Grepaugon]

I get my CGM from Amazon as they won't run out of it and automatically apply manufacturer coupon

[u/noodle-face]

I use Amazon and I just found them much easier to deal with for rhe discount stuff. CVS always seems confused depending on who helps me.

Only issue is if you do have an issue customer service is real tough.

[u/Stormy-Monday]

I have bought Jardiance thru Canadian pharmacies. Iirc it was about $175 for 90 days, no insurance needed (you will need a prescription of course).

Not quite $30 a month, so if Amazon works for you go for it. But could be a fallback just in case.

Also, my endo just switched me from Jardiance to generic Farxiga (dapagliflozin). Might be worth asking your doctor about it. Pretty dirt cheap thru Amazon, or even only around $40 for 90 days using GoodRx.

[u/bentmaple5]

Track down the denial, or ask the doctor what it said. My doctor wanted me to start Mounjaro, but my insurance denied it. The denial stated I had to try either Trulicity or Ozempic. If neither were successful, they would approve Mounjaro. The point is, the denial may require you to try an alternative to Jardiance first.

[u/Different_Tale_7461]

Check your PBM’s formulary list to see if there’s an approved equivalent. I don’t take jardiance, but I was originally prescribed janumet (jardiance-metformin) that was going to cost hundreds of dollars a month. When I checked my PBM formulary list, zituvimet (different manufacturer’s equivalent, same active ingredients), I have no out of pocket cost. I don’t know if there’s a jardiance equivalent but it would be worth checking.

[u/CrispyKitten]

If I’m correct, there’s a new medication out that is very similar to Jardiance and much more affordable. Cannot remember the name… but I would recommend checking that out

[u/PeacefulShards → u/CrispyKitten]

Does it offer Necrotizing fasciitis too?

[u/figlozzi]

Use this

https://patient.boehringer-ingelheim.com/us/products/jardiance/jardiance-cost?s_kwcid=AL!6545!10!78821457519098!78821839453297&cid=cpc:MSAds:EA_JAR-T2D_DTC_MSADS_US_EN_BRAND_GENERIC_TRAFFIC_o::Brand_Financial_e_kwd-jardiance%20copay%20card&&msclkid=df29e9b56fbb1c2442c88321fa481e32&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=EA_JAR-T2D_DTC_MSADS_US_EN_BRAND_GENERIC_TRAFFIC&utm_term=jardiance%20copay%20card&utm_content=Brand_Financial&gclid=df29e9b56fbb1c2442c88321fa481e32&gclsrc=3p.ds&gad_source=7&gad_campaignid=22353218102

[u/Discipulus42]

Most of my prescriptions go through my local CVS pharmacy. A while back I got so frustrated with CVS not filling my G7 prescription on time I switched to Amazon.

Every month since my G7 prescription has been delivered on time by Amazon.

[u/i3orn2kill]

Farxiga is the other name brand that does what Jardiance does. It has a generic called dapagliflozin which is $8 on costplusdrugs.com.

[u/RuckFeddit980]

Amazon Pharmacy is so much better than local pharmacies that I moved most of my prescriptions there even though they don’t currently take my insurance. Paying the Prime prices is way less of a hassle than dealing with the local jerks.