How much will your prescription cost?
If you don’t know, you’re not alone—and that’s the problem. Patients don’t know. Prescribers don’t know. Even pharmacists are guessing until they run it through insurance. It’s one of healthcare’s most frustrating experiences.
Prescription drug prices are a moving target. They’re shaped by a maze of pricing models, pharmacy contracts, PBM negotiations, and insurance plan contracts. The same medication might be $30 for one person and $300 for another. No wonder patients feel blindsided at the register—and prescribers feel their way through a trial and error process to find a more affordable option.
Why Is Pricing So Complicated?
The short answer? There are a lot of players in the mix—each with their own pricing models, rebate structures, and contracts. These moving parts can lead to huge variations in what a patient ultimately pays. Even the cash price—paying without insurance—can swing dramatically depending on where the prescription is filled.
In some cases, paying out of pocket can actually be cheaper than using insurance. But how would a patient know that? Or a prescriber? They don’t without going through the rigamarole of phone calls and web searches—and that’s the challenge.
Discount Cards: Helpful, but Not the Whole Answer
Enter discount cards. Discount card companies negotiate deals with pharmacies to reduce out-of-pocket costs for patients. Sometimes, they can lead to jaw-dropping savings. One example is a common HIV medication, Emtricitabine-Tenofovir DF drops from $3,111 to just $84 with the right card. Impressive—but only if you know the discount exists and how to use it.
For patients, that means hunting for options, comparing prices, trying multiple pharmacies, and crossing fingers. That’s a lot of pressure. And prescribers? They rarely have visibility into any of it but feel the full weight of patient nonadherence due to cost.
RazorMetrics: Simplicity Without Disruption
This is where RazorMetrics steps in. We’re not a real-time benefit tool—and that’s by design. RTBTs add clicks, create friction, and take providers out of their workflow. We don’t.
Instead, RazorMetrics quietly delivers clear, actionable cost-saving insights to prescribers, embedded within their normal clinic process. No disruption. No clicking through complex tools. Just smart, timely information—exactly when and where it’s needed.
What You Get with RazorMetrics
- Price Transparency That Works – We surface the most affordable option across cash, insurance, and discount programs.
- Prescriber-Centric Delivery – We send savings directly to providers without changing how they work.
- Seamless Workflow Integration – No EHR disruption. No tool overload. No learning curve.
- Boosted Adherence – Lower prescription costs mean patients are more likely to stick with their treatment.
Prescription drug pricing shouldn’t feel like a guessing game. RazorMetrics makes it clear, affordable, and easy to act on—without creating more work for already-busy providers and patients. We’re obsessed with simplicity, driven by data, and built for the way clinicians actually work.
We got this. For more information, please contact us today.
