The Walgreens Prescription Savings Plan

This post brought to you by Walgreens. All opinions are 100% mine.

During the past year, Walgreens and Express Script have been unsuccessful in coming to terms on a contract that both parties can agree upon.  As a result, Walgreens is no longer a part of the Express Scripts pharmacy provider network and long time customers of Walgreens are being forced to go elsewhere to an in-network provider.

This is causing much frustration and inconvenience for Express Script patients because they are now having to drive further (in some cases) and will no longer have the convenience of 24 hour service or drive-thru’s that Walgreens offers its customers.

It’s definitely a sad situation for those who have had long standing relationships with their Walgreens pharmacist.

In an effort to minimize inconvenience and disruption, Walgreens has recently announced that they will be offering a special discount on an annual membership for the Walgreens Prescription Savings Club.  During the month of January an individual membership is $5 and a family membership is $10 (normal rate is $20 for individual and $35 for family).  Your membership will give you savings on 8,000 brand name prescriptions and all generic prescriptions.  In addition, there are over 400 generic prescriptions that are available in a three-month supply for less than $1 a week.

I feel terrible for all those affected because of the greed of Express Scripts.

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