Is it illegal for a pharmacy to routinely waive copays for prescriptions, even if they ar those not of medical need?

They may waive co pays if they wish, that is merely their profit. They merely fill what is written, if something is not needed, that is fraud from the doctor

My pharmacy waives my co-pays every once in a while. It's a business and they are in it for profit. Many do it to keep long-term customers happy.

I have a feeling, though, that a lot is being left out. Why are you concerned about the pharmacy not charging co-pays?

They are signing patients up for basically anti-aging creams by telling them there is no copay

I doubt if anti-aging creams are being dispensed by prescription. So why would there be a co-pay? But, this is simply a marketing ploy and neither illegal or unethical.

Now if they are giving prescriptions meds without a prescription that is a different story.

Sounds like a marketing tool, that is being done,

The only time there is a co pay is if insurance pays for it, so there has to be a prescription. So a doctor has to write it, if the doctor is giving out something he should not, that is the doctors issues.

If this is over the counter drugs, there is no co pay to start with