prescription-cost-navigator
Work down the cost of a prescription systematically — the generic and therapeutic-alternative conversation, discount programs vs insurance math, pharmacy price variance, and manufacturer/assistance programs, in the order that saves the most first. Use when asked my prescription is too expensive, how do I save on my meds, is there a cheaper version of this drug, or I can't afford my medication. Produces the cost-reduction ladder for the specific prescription, the scripts for pharmacist and prescriber conversations, and the never-do list (skipping doses is not a savings plan).
Profile →npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill prescription-cost-navigator --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Prescription Cost Navigator Skill Prescription pricing is the only market where the cash price can beat the insurance price, the same bottle varies severalfold between pharmacies on the same street, and the manufacturer will sometimes pay your share themselves — but nobody at the counter is required to mention any of it. This skill runs the reduction ladder in savings order for the specific medication, scripts the two conversations that unlock most of it (pharmacist, prescriber), and holds one line absolutely: the dose is medical; only the price is negotiable. ## What This Skill Produces - **The reduction ladder** — every applicable option for this prescription, ordered by typical savings and effort - **The two scripts** — the pharmacist conversation (cash vs. insurance, discount programs, 90-day) and the prescriber conversation (generic, therapeutic alternatives, samples-and-bridges) - **The comparison worksheet** — insurance copay vs. cash-with-discount vs. alternative pharmacy vs. mail-order, on their numbers - **The never-do list** — the cost-coping behaviors (splitting non-splittable pills, skipping doses, unvetted online pharmacies) that convert a money problem into a medic
- What This Skill Produces
- Required Inputs
- Framework: The Ladder Rules
- Output Format
- The Ladder (savings order)
- The Two Conversations
- The Worksheet
- Never Do
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
What does the prescription-cost-navigator skill do?
Work down the cost of a prescription systematically — the generic and therapeutic-alternative conversation, discount programs vs insurance math, pharmacy price variance, and manufacturer/assistance programs, in the order that saves the most first. Use when asked my prescription is too expensive, how do I save on my meds, is there a cheaper version of this drug, or I can't afford my medication. Produces the cost-reduction ladder for the specific prescription, the scripts for pharmacist and prescriber conversations, and the never-do list (skipping doses is not a savings plan).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill prescription-cost-navigator --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.