# Does anyone have any experience with True Path Sourcing (formerly International Rx)? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 30, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-true-path-sourcing-formerly-international-rx/1034269 "2026-10-30T20:09:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-true-path-sourcing-formerly-international-rx/1034269/1 "2026-10-30T20:09:56Z")
Has anyone used (or even heard of) True Path Sourcing for prescription medications? My work recently announced that copays for various medications, including one I take, are increasing exponentially next year. They are also recommending that people fill these prescriptions through True Path Sourcing instead for a heavily discounted copay. HR says they’re cheaper because they bring the medications in from outside of the US. I can’t find much online. Their website states “Coordinated access to high-cost therapies through vetted international supply channels that meet FDA guideline standards…” So anyone know anything good or bad about them? Discounted copays are great, but only if I can get the medication on time and kept at the right temp (it’s supposed to be refrigerated, though it can spend 14 days at room temp). ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-true-path-sourcing-formerly-international-rx/1034269/2 "2026-11-01T20:25:18Z")
Giving this a bump. I’m also interested in this outfit. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-true-path-sourcing-formerly-international-rx/1034269/3 "2026-11-01T21:13:44Z")
If it’s a generic, instead look at: > **[Homepage of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs](https://www.costplusdrugs.com/)** > > Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug homepage. Provides safe, affordable medicine or medication with transparent low prices. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-true-path-sourcing-formerly-international-rx/1034269/4 "2026-11-01T21:18:14Z")
I’ve found that Mark Cuban’s cost plus drugs often charges less, out of pocket, than using my “health insurance” to buy the same drug. And the quality of the drugs, and the service to get them, is fine. Definitely something to consider if you are having trouble with the drug plan your insurance provides. ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-true-path-sourcing-formerly-international-rx/1034269/5 "2026-11-01T22:07:41Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I’m also interested in this outfit. I hope that means you’ve heard of it before, because I’m vaguely concerned I’m signing up for a cult based on the name! @PastTense and @puzzlegal Cost Plus Drugs is a great resource, but unfortunately not an option. The prescription I need is Dupixent, which is not available generically. And I’d be completely screwed without insurance as it’s $5k per month. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-true-path-sourcing-formerly-international-rx/1034269/6 "2026-11-01T22:36:23Z")
FYI, the manufacturer has the [DUPIXENT MyWay patient support program](https://www.dupixent.com/support-savings/dupixent-my-way), which may offer “financial assistance, including copay support, if eligible.” My mother, who is on Medicare, gets it via this program and it’s helped enormously. Although, given the extreme expense, would a trip to Canada or Europe be worth it if you could come back with a supply of the medication at a lower out-of-pocket cost? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-true-path-sourcing-formerly-international-rx/1034269/7 "2026-11-01T23:15:52Z")
> [@liirogue](#): > > > [@needscoffee](#): > > > > I’m also interested in this outfit. > > I hope that means you’ve heard of it before, because I’m vaguely concerned I’m signing up for a cult based on the name! I haven’t heard of it, but my sister has a med that Medicare won’t cover as of last year, and she’s been ordering it through a Canadian pharmacy. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-true-path-sourcing-formerly-international-rx/1034269/8 "2026-11-01T23:23:35Z")
My mom got a drug through a Canadian pharmacy for years. After the first batch, it actually shipped directly from the Indian manufacturer. When she first got it, it hadn’t been approved in the US (although it had been approved in the UK, EU, India, Pakistan, Israel, Japan, Australia, and NZ) and importing it for personal use was basically legal. One year she saw the prescribing physician, who said, “I have bad news, that drug you buy overseas has been approved in the US. That means it’s no longer legal to import it. And instead of costing $50/month, it’s now $1000/month.” (Yes, a factor of 20 increase.) But, he continued, “If you are lucky, the company that’s importing it won’t realize it’s been approved and will continue to sell to you.” She continued to buy it from India until her death. ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-true-path-sourcing-formerly-international-rx/1034269/9 "2026-11-01T23:52:43Z")
Fortunately I do have insurance or I would have to look into traveling out of the country to get it. And I’ve seen the copay assistance program before but I’m hesitant to use it as I don’t want to take away funds from someone that really needs it. I can afford the copay, even the higher one coming next year, I just would rather spend my money on something else! **puzzlegal** I’m so glad your mom was able to do that, but it is literally insane that she even had to worry about that happening. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-true-path-sourcing-formerly-international-rx/1034269/10 "2026-11-02T00:06:00Z")
I don’t _think_ the copay assistance programs operate from a limited bank of funds. Instead, I suspect they exist to quiet discontent over the outrageous prices of name-brand prescription medicines in this country and just mean that the manufacturer’s profits go from completely outrageous to only slightly less so. So go ahead and apply. And note that the co-pay assistance programs are only available to those with insurance; they’re not for people paying out of pocket. When my mother was first suggested Dupixent several years ago, the list price was something like $3,000 per month and her insurer wouldn’t cover it. So the out-of-pocket cost would have been something like 95% of that list price. Frankly, given their financial situation, they could have afforded it, but $36,000 per year is a scary large number. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-true-path-sourcing-formerly-international-rx/1034269/11 "2026-11-02T02:33:37Z")
> [@liirogue](#): > > **puzzlegal** I’m so glad your mom was able to do that, but it is literally insane that she even had to worry about that happening. There are many parts of our healthcare system that are insane. Drug prices are high on that list. My husband takes a drug that’s off patent, and costs 25¢/pill to manufacturer, that his insurance pays $1000/pill. It’s lenalidomide, which is closely related to thalidomide, and like thalidomide, causes birth defects. So, by law, he needs to respond to a survey every month he takes the drug, where he says that he knows it can cause birth defects, yadda yadda. And the manufacturer has managed to copyright the survey or something like that. I don’t understand the exact details. But somehow, they’ve prevented cheap generics from being available.