I’ve collected for you the stores with the cheapest online medicines in Australia. In particular, this is relevant for Long Covid patients who may find themselves needing to purchase multiple medications on a limited budget.
- Best website for prescription drugs
- Best website for over the counter medications
- Best website for compounded medications
- Best website for high quality US supplements
- Best website for bulk supplements
- Best website for direct from US supplements
- Best website for Japanese pharmacy
Further, at the bottom of the article I have also included some notable mentions.
Best shops for medicines
Best website for prescription drugs – Healthy Life
Healthy Life is a relatively new entrant to the pharmacy market having launched in 2021. They are keeping their prices low presumably to attract new business. Healthy Life is owned by Woolworths Group. This means you can use your Everyday Rewards card to collect points.
They offer free delivery for orders with prescription items or orders over $80.
For the best prices on all prescription medications it is worth comparing the price at Healthy Life to that of Chemist Warehouse. More details on that below.
Best website for over the counter medications – Pharmacy Savings
Pharmacy Savings offers bulk discounts on over the counter medicines for basic health complaints. This includes analgesics for pain relief, anti-histamines for allergies and cold and flu medications.
For example you can purchase 140 tablets of the generic equivalent of Zyrtec antihistamine for $29.99. A 100 pack of Zyrtec at Chemist Warehouse will cost you $39.99. At Pharmacy Savings you are getting more product for less money.
Free shipping is available on all orders.
Best website for compounded medications – Elixir Compounding Pharmacy
Elixir Compounding Pharmacy is highly rated by many patients for their cost effective and efficient service. They can usually express post out compounded medicines the next day.
The cost of compounded medicines is highly variable as each shop sets their own price for each item. You can get a new script filled cheaply by comparing multiple quotes.
The following websites offer quotes on compounded medicines:
- Synergy Compounding Pharmacy – Crows Nest, New South Wales
- Artisan Chemist – Warana, Queensland
- Your Solution Compounding Pharmacy – Teneriffe, Queensland
Best stores for supplements
Best website for high quality US supplements – iHerb
iHerb is great for high potency supplements that are sold in the US market. For example iHerb has the high potency Magnesium threonate which is the only magnesium supplement known to be able to cross the blood brain barrier. They also have cheap melatonin sleep supplement at $0.18 per 2mg slow release tablet compared to around $1 per tablet available elsewhere.
For any prescription medications please familiarise yourself with the TGA prescription medication importation requirements.
Best website for bulk supplements – Bulk Nutrients
Bulk Nutrients is an Australian company and they have a factory based in southern Tasmania. For example they offer packs up to 1kg of creatine monohydrate which is a supplement for muscle mass.
Best website for direct from US supplements – Amazon US
Amazon is well known for having one of the largest product ranges available. For example you can access the antihistamine famotidine direct from the US through the Amazon website.
For any prescription medications please familiarise yourself with the TGA prescription medication importation requirements.
Best website for Japanese pharmacy – Dispensing Pharmacy KITAOKA
Japan is known for its high trust society. One pharmacy I have experience ordering from is Dispensing Pharmacy KITAOKA. Certain medications are available more cheaply from Japan. One such example is the antihistamine Ketotifen.
For any prescription medications please familiarise yourself with the TGA prescription medication importation requirements.
Notable mentions
Alternative for prescription medications Chemist Warehouse
Chemist Warehouse has a wide range of prescription medicine and pharmacy staples.
Chemist Warehouse offers free shipping on prescription orders while other orders attract a charge.
Specialist integrative medicines – Health Masters
Health Masters provides medicines that may be prescribed by your integrative general practitioner.
Select supplements – David Jones Pharmacy
David Jones Pharmacy has a limited range of cheap supplements. For example, Swisse Nutra+ 2’-FL + Zinc Gut Repair 60 Chewable Tablets is available at 44% off the RRP.
PEA for Pain supplement – Relieve Therapeutics
Relieve Therapeutics offers a cheap ultra-micronized PEA for Pain supplement. Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) has shown to assist in managing pain conditions such as fibromyalgia.
Relieve Therapeutics offers free shipping.
Conclusion
Hopefully these websites will help you save your hard earned cash when shopping for medicines. If you know of any other good websites for the cheapest online medicines in Australia then please leave a comment.
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