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The Eli Lilly company is now selling many of its drugs, including the sought-after diet drug tirzepatide, branded Zepbound, directly to you at low prices. This cuts out the intermediaries including the wholesaler, pharmacy benefit managers, pharmacies, and insurance companies who tack on additional costs as the medications pass through their hands.

The new program called LillyDirect particularly helps those without health insurance. The program offers, for example, Lilly’s highly popular diet drug tirzepatide for $550/month, about half of the drug’s list price. This new program joins other direct-to-consumer operations run by Walmart, Costco, Amazon, and billionaire Shark Tank panelist Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus.

All of these programs follow a trend that puts prescription drugs into the hands of consumers for lower prices. Besides the ones already mentioned, there is the GoodRx coupon opportunity that often permits you to purchase medications for less money than you’d fork out as a copay using your health insurance. If you aren’t insured, it can be a godsend.

Finally, the pathway to lower prescription prices sometimes takes you out of the US to a Canadian, Indian, or Israeli pharmacy. Many of these offer American brand name drugs or legitimate generics at a fraction of the prices you’ll pay here. Be a smart consumer and don’t pay more than necessary.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2815802

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Buying Prescription Drugs Directly From Big Pharma….Or Nearly

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