Ask your Dr. if Eloquist is right for you!

[samplegirl]

Last edited Sat Mar 7, 2020, 09:55 AM - Edit history (1)

Went to the pharmacy to pick this up for a friend tonight...
$500.00 for 60 pills.
Who can afford this?? What Dr. thinks regular people can afford this??
And I thought insulin was bad!

[tblue37]

1. My doctor wrote a prescription for me, but gave me a one-month suply as a sample to see if the stuff

worked for me. It did work, but when I went to get the prescription filled, I found out it cost almost $700/month! Obviously I didn't get it filled.

Meanwhile, we are trying to find something to control my blood pressure, since my 1-month supply (30 pills) have jumped from $30 to $220 over the course of the last 18 months--and I am on Medicare now, but when the cost started going up, I was on "good" insurance from the university where I taught. It was $205 on the former insurance, but is $220 on Medicare.

[samplegirl]

7. I mean what do they

want people to do??? A go fund me page for your your scripts???

[tavernier]

12. Go and buy some hibiscus tea at the grocery store. About $4.

Works like a charm to lower blood pressure and Celestial teas make it in all sorts of yummy flavors.

[Journeyman]

2. If your friend has any insurance whatsoever, they can qualify for a $10 co-pay card . . .

from the manufacturer.

https://www.eliquis.bmscustomerconnect.com/afib/savings-and-support

The card's good for 24 months.

Your friend can also request a free trial offer card. They'll need to ask their doctor and can activate it on the same website as above.

And yes, it is unconscionable how expensive that medication is. I understand it may have a generic in the next year or so but that's small comfort for those who need it today.

[customerserviceguy]

4. I'll admit

I've had doubts about those cards, but earlier this week one came through for me. My doctor started me on Ozempic, and the cheapest pharmacy in the area had it at about $700 a month. I could find it for a bit less than half that from a Canadian pharmacy (that I've already dealt with), but I went in to Kroger's with the card.

It needed to be activated, and after that, the pharmacy tech popped in all the codes for my insurance and this card, and she said, "How does $24.99 sound?" After letting out a long breath, I said, "Affordable."

They'll do this for up to 24 months, I'm eligible for Medicare later this year, and I've found Medicare Advantage plans that will cover it.

Whew.

[Journeyman]

6. That was my experience. I was lucky, though, that my insurance kept cost down to $55 . . .

but when I stumbled on the website and downloaded the card, suddenly my cost were $10 a month.

Now on Medicare Advantage, the card won't work, but a 3 month supply only runs $105. It's still high, relatively, but maybe a generic will become available soon.

[samplegirl]

8. Thank you

So very much.

[Journeyman]

10. You're welcome. I hope it works for your friend . . .

[tblue37]

13. Generics don't always work. My BP med has a generic for $50, but it doesn't work for me. Generics

only need to be 80% equivalent to the branded version.

[Ohiogal]

3. That is appalling!

Why are we in this country being gouged for prescription drugs while the rest of the civilized world pays much less?? What is our government doing about this? (I know ... nothing)

I saw an ad for a steroid free dermatitis cream on TV a few months ago, and I get dermatitis on my hands from time to time. Eucrisa. I happened to be at Walmart later that day, and I asked the pharmacist there about it.

“Oh, it works great,” she said, “But I don’t think you’ll be wanting any.” When I asked why she said that, she replied,”a tube of it costs $600!”

And the orange blob funnels taxpayer $$ into his own pockets while people cannot afford their medicine!!!

[samplegirl]

9. It's just not right!

Something must me done!!! Now!
Who cares if you worked your whole life the drug companies are at your back door to take whatever you’ve got left!

[spooky3]

5. Good Rx cards can help with some meds. nt

[tblue37]

14. It helps with an ointment I need, which normally costs $200. With GoodRX, I pay $40.

But the generic BP med that doesn't work for me was with GoodRX, since it can't discount the branded version.

[JohnnyRingo]

11. You could have mentioned that was the Medicare co-pay

I'll find out how much it costs over the counter tomorrow.

[panader0]

16. Glad you are out of the hospital.

Hope you are on the mend.

[panader0]

15. Being poor qualifies me for AHCCCS,

the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.
I take eloquis since a bout with Deep Vein Thrombosis. My cost for 60
pills is $3.40. I could hardly believe it when then Gov. Brewer accepted matching
funds from the ACA, but it really helped the poor.
ETA: the $3.40 is probably the actual cost and the difference to $500 is profit.