Cost Plus Drugs Price Scraper

Whether you're a healthcare consumer comparing medication prices, a pharmacy benchmarking against transparent pricing, or an insurance company analyzing drug costs, this tool collects structured pricing data from Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs. Search by medication name and get real-time pricing for 2,000+ medications.

The Cost Plus Drugs Scraper extracts transparent drug pricing data including unit prices, billing prices, NDC codes, strength, form, pack size, and insurance eligibility. Search by medication name to compare prices across the Cost Plus Drugs catalog.

What Does It Do

• 💊 Drug pricing - unit price and billing price for 2,000+ medications at transparent cost-plus markup
• 🏷️ Brand info - drug name, brand name, generic vs. brand classification
• 💉 Dosage details - strength, form (tablet, capsule, liquid, etc.), and pack size
• 🔢 NDC codes - National Drug Code for precise product identification
• 🛡️ Insurance data - whether each medication is eligible for insurance billing
• 🔗 Direct links - URL to each medication page on costplusdrugs.com

Input

• Drugs - list of medication names to search for (e.g., "ibuprofen", "metformin", "lisinopril")
• Max Items - how many records to collect (free users get 10, paid up to 1,000,000)

{
    "drugs": ["ibuprofen", "metformin", "lisinopril"],
    "maxItems": 50
}

Output

Each record includes pricing and product details for a medication. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Field	Description
💊 drugName	Brand or common drug name
🧪 genericName	Generic/active ingredient name
🏷️ brandOrGeneric	Whether the product is brand or generic
💉 strength	Dosage strength (e.g., "200mg", "500mg")
💊 form	Dosage form (Tablet, Capsule, Liquid, etc.)
💰 unitPrice	Cost per unit (pill, ml, etc.)
💵 unitBillingPrice	Billing price per unit
🔢 ndc	National Drug Code
📦 packSize	Number of units per package
🛡️ insuranceEligible	Whether insurance billing is accepted
🔗 url	Direct link to medication page
🕐 scrapedAt	Timestamp of data collection

{
    "drugName": "Advil, Motrin",
    "genericName": "Ibuprofen",
    "brandOrGeneric": "Generic",
    "strength": "200mg",
    "form": "Tablet",
    "unitPrice": 0.0188,
    "unitBillingPrice": 0.0188,
    "ndc": "51672213108",
    "packSize": "100",
    "insuranceEligible": true,
    "url": "https://www.costplusdrugs.com/medications/ibuprofen-200mg-tablet-100-advil-motrin/",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-08T17:31:03.769Z"
}

Why Choose the Cost Plus Drugs Scraper?

Feature	Our Tool	Manual Website Search
Batch search	Multiple drugs at once	Search one at a time
Structured pricing	Unit price + billing price	Read from page
NDC codes	Included in output	Not always visible
Insurance status	Eligibility flag included	Check each drug
Structured output	JSON, CSV, Excel	HTML pages
Automated runs	Schedule weekly price checks	Browse manually

How to Use

1. Sign Up - Create a free account w/ $5 credit
2. Configure - enter the medication names you want to look up
3. Run It - click "Start" and get drug pricing data in seconds

Business Use Cases

• Healthcare consumers - compare Cost Plus Drugs prices against pharmacy and insurance costs
• Pharmacies - benchmark your pricing against transparent cost-plus pricing to stay competitive
• Insurance companies - analyze drug costs and identify savings opportunities for formulary planning
• Drug price researchers - track pricing trends across medication categories and dosage forms
• Healthcare startups - build price comparison tools and patient savings calculators

FAQ

How many medications are available? Cost Plus Drugs currently offers 2,000+ medications, primarily generics, with new drugs added regularly.

How accurate are the prices? Prices are scraped in real-time from costplusdrugs.com and reflect current listed pricing. Prices may change without notice.

Can I search for brand-name drugs? Yes. Enter the brand name (e.g., "Advil") and the scraper will return matching products. Most results will be generic equivalents.

What does "insurance eligible" mean? Medications marked as insurance eligible can be billed through insurance plans that partner with Cost Plus Drugs.

How often do prices change? Cost Plus Drugs uses a transparent markup model, so prices change when wholesale costs change. Schedule weekly runs to track price movements.

Integrate Cost Plus Drugs Scraper with any app

• Make - Automate price monitoring workflows
• Zapier - Alert when prices change
• Google Drive - Export pricing to spreadsheets
• Slack - Notify your team of price updates

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Need Help?

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Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Cost Plus Drugs, Mark Cuban Companies, or Truepill. It accesses only publicly available data from costplusdrugs.com.