Exclusive: Is TrumpRx a good deal? It depends

A STAT Examination

TrumpRx claims to offer the lowest prices. But many drugs have cheaper generics

By John Wilkerson, J. Emory Parker, Chelsea Cirruzzo, Elaine Chen, and Daniel Payne

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President Trump said his administration's new TrumpRx website will offer the cheapest prices in the world for 43 brand-name drugs, and counting. But about half of them are already available as generics, usually for much less.

STAT's reporters analyzed more than 140 dosages and formulations of the prescription drugs available on TrumpRx and other sites to determine where prices are cheapest.

We found that at least 18 have cheaper generics available via GoodRx or Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs. In some cases, consumers could save hundreds of dollars by going with the exact same generic medicine, instead of TrumpRx's price.