BidRx: Pharmacies bid for your business online

A Wisconsin based company BidRx will allow you to get the benefit of getting drug companies and pharmacies bid for your business. You register to a secure internet website, specify the medication that you want so drug companies and pharmacies will bid on electronically to give you the lowest price on your prescription.
“We give consumers a choice” Tom Kellenberger a BidRx official said it on the phone today, “we show them the generic medications that they can get and it is up to the consumer to go back to his doctor and see if it works for them” he continued on to explain that the company lets consumers see different prices on different brand names and generics so they can choose how much they can save.
The company has around 60,000 members nationwide so far, and is continuing to grow as more people learn of its existence. “There are so many ways to attack the price of prescriptions, but right now BidRx offers a new way to shop for prescriptions” stated Clark Howard on his show notes today.
One of the company’s press releases states that BidRx works for consumers that have or don’t have health insurance, and want to learn about lower cost prescriptions, it continues to say that it is common to see a savings of 50% or more in prescriptions, consumers can also call and contact to get assistance in login and placing an order if they have limited computer usage skills.
Consumers in Madison area have the benefit of some insurance companies in the area already aware of BidRx, Trilogy Insurance have signed up in December with the company to deliver its customers the benefits available through BidRx. “at BidRx Consumers and doctors can compare similar prescription medications and specific prices based on each consumer’s unique plan, determine which medications are the best value and get instant bids from local and mail order pharmacies” stated Ralph Kalies the CEO of BidRx.
You don’t need your prescriber or doctor to be a member; you do need to proof your prescription by showing it to the pharmacy of your choice once you select them. You also need to be careful which generic medication you choose to save money on, the best way should be to go with a proven one that has been a good alternative for long time.