Cross-industry partnership reduces the cost of popular diabetes, asthma and other brand name drugs

Inside Rx, a new initiative from Express Scripts, partners with GoodRx, drug manufacturers and drug stores to save Americans an average of 34% at 40,000 pharmacies

Patients can visit www.goodrx.com/brand or download the GoodRx mobile app to instantly access significant savings for more than 40 popular brand name drugs that treat diabetes, asthma, heart disease, depression, gastrointestinal disorders, gout, and other common illnesses. While savings vary per drug and pharmacy, eligible patients can save an average of 34% off of the drug's typical cash price, which could translate into savings of hundreds or even thousands of dollars per person per year.

Benefiting from these discounts is easy; eligible patients simply present the discount via card or mobile app at one of 40,000 pharmacies nationwide, including CVS, the Kroger Family of Pharmacies and Walgreens. There are no membership fees or costs to obtain savings. A complete list of available medications and participating pharmacies are available at www.insiderx.com.

"We have a unique opportunity to put medicine within reach of those who need it. By practicing pharmacy smarter, we are bringing together companies across healthcare to truly deliver value," said Express Scripts President and CEO Tim Wentworth. "We are proud to power a novel solution that makes brand-name medicines more affordable and accessible, particularly for people without prescription coverage."

The program represents an important, and unique, cross-industry collaboration among Inside Rx, GoodRx, participating retail pharmacies, and major pharmaceutical companies, including Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly and Company, Lundbeck, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Teva Pharmaceuticals. All stakeholders share a focus to ensure patients have expanded access to affordable medications. Today, more than 30 million Americans pay the full cost of their prescriptions.

"The GoodRx / Inside Rx program is a simple and effective way to help millions of Americans who struggle to afford their prescriptions," said Doug Hirsch, co-founder and co-CEO of GoodRx. "GoodRx is proud to partner with Inside Rx to reduce the cost of diabetes, asthma and other important drugs that patients need."

"We are pleased to participate in Express Scripts' new program that will play an important role in helping under-insured and uninsured patients receive the medicines they need at a price they can afford," said Brad Fluegel, Senior Vice President, Chief Healthcare Commercial Market Development Officer, Walgreens.

"Kroger is excited to partner with Express Scripts on this new program that creates affordability and expands access to medications for many of our patients," said Colleen Lindholz, President of Pharmacy and The Little Clinic, The Kroger Co. Soon, Inside Rx cards also will be available at the Kroger Family of Pharmacy locations.