Technology Advances Give You Deals on Prescription Drugs

More and more pharmacy customers around the nation are taking advantage of Zip-Price, a process available online through ZipcodeMeds, searches discounted prescription prices at neighborhood retail pharmacies. Zip-Price uses a multi-pronged price search that examines both published discount lists and unpublished secondary deals. It also can generate customized price requests that will pop up on multiple pharmacy web pages in order to spur competitive price quotes, allowing the customer to lock in the best deal online before they ever travel to a pharmacy.

No account is needed to use Zip-Price, instead customers just need to enter their 5 digit location ZIP code and the name of any medication for which they have a legal prescription. Andy Keesler, a member of the Zip-Price development team, explained the system as similar to the method an industry insider would use to find the best deal on prescription drugs. He explains that due to the continuous changes in price listings, what was the best deal last week might not be the best deal this week.

If the program does not return results in its discount program search, it automatically goes to a secondary deal pathway, searching for short-term deals or any local pharmacy listings that stand out. When pharmacies receive these sort of requests for information they evaluate them quickly and respond with an exact quote that expires by a set time, and the customer is able to select an exact price, making the system simple and convenient for both the customer and pharmacy.

The company also recommends that consumers use manufacturer coupons as often as possible, as this could mean getting expensive medication for free. ZipcodeMeds does its best to find these deals for you as well. Some of its services, like Zip-Price, are available nationwide while others are being introduced in a number of cities over this summer.

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