Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker taken daily for high blood pressure and chest pain. It is one of the most prescribed medications in the United States. Through StraightLineRX, covered employees pay $0 at the counter, no copay, no deductible.
Amlodipine besylate is a calcium channel blocker used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and chest pain (angina). It works by relaxing the blood vessels so the heart does not have to work as hard. It is often prescribed alongside other blood pressure medications like lisinopril for patients whose pressure is not controlled by a single drug alone.
Amlodipine is one of the top five most prescribed medications in the entire United States. It is a long-term, often lifelong medication. Employees who have been prescribed it will fill it every month for years, making it a reliable, predictable cost that StraightLineRX eliminates entirely.
Generic amlodipine is inexpensive at retail, $10–$35/month, but employees on HDHPs pay full price until their deductible is met, especially early in the year. Employees taking amlodipine alongside lisinopril, a statin, and metformin (a common combination for patients with hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes) face a stack of monthly copays that adds up to hundreds of dollars per year.
StraightLineRX covers all of those medications at $0, not just one. The benefit applies to the employee’s entire household, so if a spouse is also on amlodipine, that is covered too.
StraightLineRX routes fills outside your group insurance plan, meaning no claims on your plan and no deductible spend, because covered fills are intercepted before they ever hit your books.
StraightLineRX is an employer-sponsored prescription benefit powered by Liviniti, an established national pharmacy benefit manager (formerly Southern Scripts) that has operated for 15 years and serves more than a million people across the US. These are the same FDA-approved medications your employees already fill, dispensed by licensed pharmacists at CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, and 65,000+ other pharmacies nationwide. Nothing about the medication changes. What changes is the price.
The benefit costs employers $25 per employee per month, covering the entire workforce and their households.
Employees cannot sign up individually. The company enrolls the whole team at once. Forward this page to your HR director using the email below.
Subject: Benefit idea, blood pressure meds and 1,050+ others at $0 for employees Hi [HR Manager / Benefits Director], I take amlodipine (generic Norvasc) for high blood pressure. I found a prescription benefit called StraightLineRX that covers it at $0 copay, along with 1,050+ other common medications, for employees and their families. Cost to the company is $25/employee/month flat. More info: https://straightlinerx.com/amlodipine Setup is 2 business days. Thanks, [Your name]
Yes. Amlodipine besylate is the FDA-approved generic equivalent of Norvasc. Same active ingredient, same dose, therapeutically interchangeable. StraightLineRX covers generic amlodipine at $0 copay.
Generic amlodipine typically costs $10–$35 per month at retail. Through StraightLineRX, enrolled employees pay $0 at any of 65,000+ network pharmacies nationwide.
Yes, amlodipine and lisinopril are frequently prescribed together. Both are covered at $0 through StraightLineRX, so employees on combination therapy benefit even more from the benefit.
Yes. StraightLineRX works alongside your existing health plan. Covered prescriptions are filled at $0. For anything not on the formulary, regular insurance works exactly as before.
Schedule a call and we’ll show you how many of your employees fill amlodipine and other blood pressure medications, and what covering them at $0 means for your team.
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