here;s a good article on pharmacy prices in the US.
Summary: pharmacies have different rates for PBM (pharmacy benefit managers) which are low and cash paying patients which are much higher. So goodrx basically proxies uninsured cash paying patients to access PBM prices.
here's an article which talks about why importing drugs from canada wont solve the issue
Summary: canada has a single paying healthcare system which negotiates with the drug producers/pharmacies to keep the drug prices low. note that they are all probably produced at the same factories; importing them basically means rerouting them through canada, and piggy-backing on canada's negotiation; if US imports drugs, the demand for the drugs will go high, so not sure if the negotiations will still hold.
here;s a good article on pharmacy prices in the US. Summary: pharmacies have different rates for PBM (pharmacy benefit managers) which are low and cash paying patients which are much higher. So goodrx basically proxies uninsured cash paying patients to access PBM prices.
here's an article which talks about why importing drugs from canada wont solve the issue Summary: canada has a single paying healthcare system which negotiates with the drug producers/pharmacies to keep the drug prices low. note that they are all probably produced at the same factories; importing them basically means rerouting them through canada, and piggy-backing on canada's negotiation; if US imports drugs, the demand for the drugs will go high, so not sure if the negotiations will still hold.