Questions to ask about Refill shipping and handling
Ask whether shipping is included in the aggregate medication rate or billed separately. Ask whether cold-chain GLP-1 orders carry a different fee than room-temperature hormones or peptides. Ask how multi-line orders are handled: one shipping charge per patient per checkout, per line item, or per pharmacy partner routed behind the platform. Ask whether your software fee percentage applies to shipping dollars or only to medication cost. Ask whether rates change by state or carrier and whether refunds apply when shipments are delayed or reshipped.
Model shipping on a representative refill week, not a single patient. If you batch dozens of GLP-1 refills, small per-order shipping differences compound across the week. Add confirmed shipping rules to your all-in landed-cost spreadsheet alongside per-vial medication rate and software fee percentage before you compare Refill to alternatives.