Prescription Savings in Illinois
Compare prices from verified pharmacies across Illinois. Patients save an average of 64% on their medications.
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Popular Medications in Illinois
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Illinois Data Privacy Compliance
Your prescription data is protected under federal and state law
Applicable Regulations
- HIPAA Privacy & Security Rules
- BIPA, ILPIPA
- Illinois Board of Pharmacy Standards
Your Rights
- Access your data at any time
- Request deletion of your information
- Opt-out of data sharing (except for orders)
Illinois Pharmacy Landscape — By the Numbers
NPI-Registered Pharmacies
Source: NPPES Feb 2026
Illinois Population
US Census 2024
Uninsured Rate
KFF 2024
Median Household Income
US Census 2024
State Pharmacy Regulator
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation — Division of Professional Regulation
Visit board website Verify a pharmacist licenseState Insurance Commissioner
Illinois Department of Insurance
File a complaint or get helpKey Illinois Pharmacy Law You Should Know
Illinois Prescription Drug Transparency Act — Effective January 2023
Requires drug manufacturers to report price increases over 10% annually to the state, and requires PBMs to pass through 100% of manufacturer rebates to consumers on insurance plans.
Source: Illinois Public Act 102-1104
Top 5 Prescribed Drugs in Illinois
By volume, with average Illinois cash price
Atorvastatin
atorvastatin calcium
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Levothyroxine
levothyroxine sodium
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Lisinopril
lisinopril
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Amlodipine
amlodipine besylate
avg cash price
Metformin
metformin HCl
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Illinois Prescription Savings Programs
Illinois Medicaid (HFS)
Prescription coverage for Illinois Medicaid with $0-$3.90 copays.
Eligibility: Illinois Medicaid enrollees (3.4 million Illinoisans)
Official program pageIllinois Rx Buying Club
Free discount card program. Average 30-85% savings at 68,000+ pharmacies.
Eligibility: All Illinois residents
Official program pageAll Kids
Comprehensive health coverage including prescriptions for Illinois children.
Eligibility: Illinois children under 19, all income levels (tiered premiums)
Official program pageWhat Makes Illinois Different
Illinois is headquarters of Walgreens Boots Alliance (Deerfield) — one of the two largest pharmacy chains in the US, operating 8,700+ stores nationally.
Chicago has the highest density of hospital-based outpatient pharmacies in the Midwest, driven by the six major academic medical centres in the city.
Illinois was one of the first states to authorise pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraceptives (2020), expanded to include PrEP and PEP in 2023.
Over 340 Illinois pharmacies are located in federally-designated Medically Underserved Areas, particularly across southern Illinois and the South Side of Chicago.
Illinois has the highest generic substitution rate in the Midwest at 93.1%, driven in part by mandatory generic dispensing under Illinois Medicaid.
Data sources: NPI Registry (NPPES), US Census Bureau, KFF, state pharmacy boards, state insurance commissioners.
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