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Use Amazon Pharmacy to Get Prescriptions Delivered (Often Cheaper than Walgreens)

Amazon Pharmacy offers prescription delivery, often at lower prices than CVS or Walgreens — even without insurance. Here is how to get started.

At a Glance

Sign in at pharmacy.amazon.com

~15s

You can use Amazon Pharmacy with any Amazon account — Prime membership is not required for the main pharmacy (only for the RxPass discount program). Go to pharmacy.amazon.com and sign in with the same email and password you use for amazon.com.

Add your insurance information

~28s

Click "Add insurance" and enter the details from your insurance card — Member ID, Group Number, BIN, and PCN. All four are printed on the card. If you have Medicare Part D, the card from your Part D plan (not the red, white, and blue Medicare card) is the right one to enter.

Quick Tip

Quick Tip: If you do not have insurance, skip this step. Amazon Pharmacy will show you cash prices and let you compare them to discount programs like SingleCare or GoodRx coupons, which Amazon often accepts.

Transfer a prescription from your current pharmacy

~22s

On the Amazon Pharmacy home page, click "Transfer a prescription." Type the medication name. Amazon walks you through providing your current pharmacy's name, your prescription number (from the bottle label), and your prescriber's name. Amazon contacts your old pharmacy and pulls the prescription over — usually within 1 business day. You can keep filling at your old pharmacy until the transfer is complete.

Compare prices across plans

~16s

Amazon Pharmacy automatically shows you three prices side-by-side: your insurance price, the cash price (no insurance), and the Prime member price. Pick whichever is cheapest. For some medications, paying cash is actually less than the insurance copay — Amazon shows you both so you can choose.

Schedule delivery

~21s

Standard shipping is free for Amazon Pharmacy. For Prime members, free 2-day shipping is included. Pick a delivery date and address. The package arrives in plain packaging without anything visible from outside about the contents. Refrigerated medications arrive in insulated boxes with cold packs.

Warning

For controlled medications (like ADHD or pain medications), an adult must sign for the package. Plan to be home or have someone available.

Consider RxPass if you take multiple generics

~21s

If you take 2 or more generic medications regularly, Prime members can subscribe to RxPass for $5 per month. RxPass covers about 60 common generic medications — including blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and depression medications. There is no per-prescription copay. The $5 is your only cost. Check the RxPass medication list at amazon.com/rxpass to see if your prescriptions are covered.

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Amazon Pharmacy is a fully licensed online pharmacy that delivers prescription medications to your door, often at prices a lot lower than CVS, Walgreens, or Walmart. It accepts most insurance plans (including Medicare Part D) and offers a separate discount program called RxPass for Prime members that includes many common generics for $5 per month total.

Switching to Amazon Pharmacy does not mean giving up your current pharmacy. You can keep one prescription at Walgreens and have another at Amazon. There is no commitment. If a delivery does not arrive on time, Amazon's customer service handles it like any other Amazon order.

The main considerations: delivery takes 3 to 5 days, so this works for ongoing medications you take daily, not for urgent prescriptions like antibiotics. And while Amazon's prices are often lower, comparing prices on GoodRx is still worthwhile for some medications.

This guide walks through setting up Amazon Pharmacy, transferring an existing prescription, and using insurance or the RxPass program.

(Sources: Amazon Pharmacy, pharmacy.amazon.com; RxPass details, amazon.com/rxpass; GoodRx price comparison, goodrx.com)

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