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Cost Plus Drugs versus GoodRx
Compare	Cost Plus Drugs	GoodRx
Verdict	Depends	Worth it
Best for	Uninsured or high-deductible patients	Uninsured cash payers
Who it's not for	Insured people with cheap flat copays . insurance usually wins	Privacy-sensitive patients (FTC found ad-data sharing)
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.	2023: FTC barred GoodRx from sharing consumers' health data for advertising ($1.5M penalty); now HITRUST i1 certified with a HackerOne bug bounty.¹¹
Support quality	Mixed reports; some billing complaints	Repeated service complaints in reviews
Public sentiment	Users praise dramatic generic-drug savings on Reddit and in press coverage, though some report shipping and billing disputes.	Users report dramatic cash-price savings, but reviews are mixed on support quality and savings consistency.¹⁴
Biggest gotcha	Shipping takes days plus a fee . never for urgent fills.^⁹	FTC barred sharing sensitive health data with advertisers in 2023; your past data may already have been shared¹¹

Pick Cost Plus Drugs when

Uninsured or high-deductible patients
Chronic generics bought with cash
Direct primary care clinics
Employers cutting PBM drug spend

When Cost Plus Drugs is not a fit

Insured people with cheap flat copays . insurance usually wins
Anyone needing medication today . mail order only
Brand-name and controlled-substance needs . limited catalog
Guess: people who want in-person pharmacist counseling

Pick GoodRx when

Uninsured cash payers
High-deductible plan holders
Generic drug buyers
Households without drug coverage

When GoodRx is not a fit

Privacy-sensitive patients (FTC found ad-data sharing)
Anyone whose insurance copays are already cheap
People needing dependable customer support
Guess: controlled-substance prescriptions

Sources

Savings on Generic Drugs Through the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (JAMA Health Forum)jamanetwork.com
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Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs Offers Prescription Medications at Huge Discounts (CNET)cnet.com
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Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs Is Killing Spread Pricingdrugpatentwatch.com
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Trustpilot reviews of costplusdrugs.comtrustpilot.com
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r/medicine: Anyone using Mark Cuban's pharmacy for generics?reddit.com
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r/costplusdrugs subredditreddit.com
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Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs, Humana Partner To Take On Employer Drug Costs (Forbes)forbes.com
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A Guide to Cost Plus Drugs, Amazon Pharmacy, and TrumpRx (Paloma Health)palomahealth.com
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Cost Plus Drugs FAQ (official)costplusdrugs.com
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Minnesota Dept. of Health reference to Cost Plus Drugshealth.state.mn.us
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FTC Enforcement Action to Bar GoodRx from Sharing Health Info for Advertisingftc.gov
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GoodRx Agrees to Pay $25 Million Settlement for Privacy Violationshunton.com
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GoodRx Reviews - 605 Customers Rate 3.0/5smartcustomer.com
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I used GoodRX. Here is my review. : r/povertyfinancereddit.com
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How Does GoodRx Work? - NerdWalletnerdwallet.com
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GoodRx Launches New $39 Per Month Weight Loss Telemedicineinvestors.goodrx.com
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