FAQs
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General Questions
- How much does the card cost?
- Does everyone in my family need an individual card?
- Can I use my Franklin County Prescription Discount Card for my pet's medications?
- When can I start using my card?
- What happens if I lose my card?
- Can I use my card to pay for over-the-counter products and nonprescription medications?
- How is this prescription discount card different from traditional prescription insurance?
- Can I use my prescription discount card with my current insurance benefit to reduce my costs?
- Can I still use my prescription discount card if I sign up for a Medicare prescription plan?
- Should I use my prescription discount card during my deductible and coverage gap periods of coverage for covered medications?
- Can I use my prescription discount card in addition to my Medicare prescription plan and get additional discounts?
- I'm not going to sign-up for a Medicare prescription plan; can I still use my prescription discount card? Pharmacy and Pricing Questions
- Which pharmacies accept the card?
- How much will I save?
- Will I always receive the lowest price?
- Can I find out the discounted price of my prescriptions before going to the pharmacy?
- Why did the price of my prescription change since the last time I purchased the prescription?
- The brochure says I can save an average of 20 percent on my prescription medication. Will I save 20 percent on all medications?
- Do I have to choose between my prescription discount card and the Wal-Mart $4 generic option?
- Should I still present my prescription discount card at Wal-Mart when buying a $4 generic?
- Can I get an additional discount off the Wal-Mart Generic Drug Program - $4 for select generics - if I show my prescription discount card? About Specialty Pharmacy
- What is a specialty pharmacy and what kinds of services do they offer?
- What drugs are offered through a specialty pharmacy? About the Caremark Mail Service Program
- What is the Mail Service?
General Questions
How much does the card cost?
Your prescription discount card is provided free of charge by the county.
Does everyone in my family need an individual card?
No. Your family members can use the same card.
Can I use my Franklin County Prescription Discount Card for my pet's medications?
If your pet has been prescribed a medication, call a participating pharmacy for more information.
When can I start using my card?
You can start saving with your card immediately. Just present your Franklin County Prescription Discount Card at a participating retail pharmacy when you fill or refill your prescriptions.
What happens if I lose my card?
Just call toll free 1-877-321-2652.
Can I use my card to pay for over-the-counter products and nonprescription medications?
Not usually; however, discounts are available for many diabetic supplies.
How is this prescription discount card different from traditional prescription insurance?
This plan is not insurance; it is a prescription discount card. The card provides immediate discounts at the participating pharmacies. Upon presenting your card to the pharmacist, you will pay the lower of a discounted price or the pharmacy's regular retail price. There are no claim forms to fill out and no limit to the number of times you can use the card. These discounts are available only at participating retail pharmacies.
Can I use my prescription discount card with my current insurance benefit to reduce my costs?
No. Your card cannot be used in conjunction with other insurance. However, you can use your card to purchase prescriptions that are not covered by your plan.
Can I still use my prescription discount card if I sign up for a Medicare prescription plan?
Yes, you can use your prescription discount card anytime you need to purchase a prescription that is not covered by your Medicare plan or any other insurance.
Should I use my prescription discount card during my deductible and coverage gap periods of coverage for covered medications?
No. Only use your prescription discount card to purchase non-covered medications.
Can I use my prescription discount card in addition to my Medicare prescription plan and get additional discounts?
No. You need to present either your Medicare prescription plan card or your prescription discount card. Only use your prescription discount card when purchasing medications not covered by your Medicare prescription plan.
I'm not going to sign-up for a Medicare prescription plan; can I still use my prescription discount card?
Yes, you can continue to use your prescription discount card just as you do today.
Pharmacy and Pricing Questions
Which pharmacies accept the card?
The prescription discount card is accepted at 59,000 retail pharmacies nationwide, including many of the leading chains. Check with your pharmacy or call toll free 1-877-321-2652 to find out if a specific pharmacy participates in the program.
How much will I save?
While savings on each prescription may vary, you can save an average of 20% off of the pharmacy's regular retail prices for prescription drugs.
Will I always receive the lowest price?
Yes. You will receive the best price available at the participating pharmacy filling your prescription. On occasion, pharmacies will price a particular medication lower than the discount rate provided by the card. If that occurs, you will receive the lower price.
Can I find out the discounted price of my prescriptions before going to the pharmacy?
Because prices can vary by location, only your pharmacy can tell you the exact price of the prescription. However, to look up an estimated price for medications, please call toll free 1-877-321-2652 or visit naco.advancerx.com.
Why did the price of my prescription change since the last time I purchased the prescription?
Drug prices are different from pharmacy to pharmacy. Even chains have different prices in their stores depending on the population they are servicing. Additionally, manufacturers' drug prices change periodically.
The brochure says I can save an average of 20 percent on my prescription medication. Will I save 20 percent on all medications?
Because a pharmacy's retail price or usual and customary charge can differ greatly by pharmacy, your exact percentage of savings may vary depending on the prescription drug and the price you have paid before.
Do I have to choose between my prescription discount card and the Wal-Mart $4 generic option?
No, always present your prescription discount card at a participating pharmacy, including Wal-Mart, so you will receive the lowest price available from the pharmacy for that prescription medicine that day. You will receive the $4 price at Wal-Mart, when applicable, and the prescription discount card discounted price when it is lower.
Should I still present my prescription discount card at Wal-Mart when buying a $4 generic?
Yes, always present your prescription discount card when buying prescriptions not covered by a prescription drug benefit plan. For generic medicine on the Wal-Mart list, you will pay either $4 or the prescription discount card price, whichever is lower.
Can I get an additional discount off the Wal-Mart Generic Drug Program - $4 for select generics - if I show my prescription discount card?
No, when presenting your prescription discount card, you will receive either the pharmacy's regular price for the prescription medicine or the prescription discount card discounted price, whichever is lower. If Wal-Mart's $4 price for select generics is lower than the prescription discount card price, you will $4. With the prescription discount card, you will receive the best price available for your prescription medicine on that day from that pharmacy.
About Specialty Pharmacy
What is a specialty pharmacy and what kinds of services do they offer?
A specialty pharmacy offers delivery of injectable and select oral specialty medication and supplies to the location of your choice. Services include delivery notification and refill reminder calls to help you stay on your treatment plan. You'll also receive expert care services including counseling, follow up care calls, informative disease-related materials, and access to health experts 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
What drugs are offered through a specialty pharmacy?
Medications for a variety of chronic conditions including multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, infertility, immunologic disorders, Crohn's disease, Gaucher disease, pulmonary hypertension, Fabry disease, MPS 1, blood dyscrasia, growth hormone deficiency, respiratory syncytial virus, hepatitis C, and more are available through specialty pharmacy.
About the Caremark Mail Service Program
What is the Mail Service?
With the Caremark Mail Service program, you can purchase up to a 90-day supply of select medications from the mail service pharmacy for a fixed price. It's easy to get started with mail service - just send in the mail service order form along with your original prescription, to Caremark. For a list of medications available through and to receive an order form please call toll free 1-877-321-2652 or visit www.caremark.com/naco.