RxCorps Generic Pharmacy (Frequently Asked Questions)

Why does the RxCorps Generic Pharmacy offer prescription medication for less than my neighborhood pharmacy?

RxCorps is not a brick and mortar operation, which means we don't have thousands of pharmacies located across the United States. RxCorps offers access to a national mail-order pharmacy, which dispenses and ships the medication right to your door. The most popular pharmacy in your town MUST make large profits to exist. Some of these major pharmacy chains make their money by selling Alcohol products. Others make their money by "up selling" their generic prescription drug medications in order to make up for "loss leaders". A "loss leader" would be a drug that is only available as a brand name and which has no generic equivalent available. While the pharmacy makes only a few dollars on selling the brand name drug, they make a huge profit on selling a drug such as Fluoxetine (the generic equivalent to Prozac). RxCorps only offers generic prescription drugs and therefore does not have to price its medications to make up for "loss leaders".

What's the difference between a Generic and Brand Name Drug?

Generic drugs contain the same active ingredients, strengths, and dosage forms and are therapeutically equivalent to a brand drug.

Why the cost difference between brand and generic prescription drug medications?

Patents are granted to a manufacturer of a new drug. When the patent expires, licensed and regulated manufacturers begin producing and selling its chemical/generic counterpart. The generic equivalent of the brand name drug comes to market cheaper because the original patent holder on the brand name version of the drug has already expended millions of dollars in research and development

Can I receive the generic equivalent of a brand name drug all the time?

In most cases, Yes! Always remember that a pharmacist is required by law to fill prescriptions according to what your physician has written. If your physician has written a prescription for a brand drug with the words "no substitutions" written on the prescription, then the pharmacist will not substitute the generic for your brand name drug. However, if your physician has not placed the words "do not substitute" on the prescription, you have the right to request the generic version of that brand name prescription drug.