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Cost management and savings

Walgreens works with you to help achieve your plan’s financial goals -- teaming with you to help manage your annual drug spend while maintaining the highest level of care for your members.

You receive:

• Discounts on the average wholesale price of drugs
• Potential savings from increase in generic substitutions*
• Passed-on savings from Walgreens bulk purchasing power
• Savings through fewer dispensing fees from the extended 90-day supply at mail service vs. 30-day supply at retail
• Increased savings through mail service -- faster speed to market on the release of new generic medication launches as compared to retail pharmacy
• Access to clinical programs that support increased adherence to medication therapies, potentially decreasing emergency room and hospitalization costs

Actual savings to you and your members depend on the cost-sharing structure of your benefit plan.

* Walgreens standard pharmacy practice is to review every prescription order to see if a less-expensive generic medication is available. Unless otherwise noted by the member’s prescriber or state law, we will dispense an FDA-approved generic equivalent when available to help save you money.

Safe and accurate orders

Your members’ healthcare is our primary concern. Our mail service pharmacies use advanced technology to help ensure accuracy. All orders are carefully checked for potential medication interactions and correct dosage amounts. If necessary, our pharmacists will contact the prescribing physician with any questions or concerns.

Automated and efficient processes

Paperless pharmacy records and highly automated dispensing areas are the standard of our mail service process. Every part of the order is scanned: the prescription, the order form, correspondence from the member, even the envelope. The scanned images are digitized, become a part of the member’s record and are instantly accessible to all authorized personnel, thus ensuring the highest accuracy outcomes.

Supervised by registered pharmacists and supported by a highly skilled team of technicians, our dispensing areas use sophisticated software to sequence the fulfillment of each order, optimizing efficiency and maintaining a smooth work flow.

Smooth member transition

Walgreens works with you to help ensure member satisfaction at mail service. For members joining us from another provider, a file transfer can be submitted to Walgreens, which will contain member prescriptions that have refills remaining. Whether starting at mail service for the first time or switching maintenance medications from retail to mail service -- we guarantee a seamless member experience.