Re: Re: Asthma medication costs

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My doctor helps me with samples until I see how a med will work for me. Then my insurance kicks in with only minimal copays. Without my insurance I probably would depend heavily on samples because I couldn't possibly afford my meds. jaime_0609 wrote: Tony,My asthma medications are picked up through my insurance, so I only deal with co-pay, normally $5. I know that in the past, my pulmo has given me coupons and samples for some of the medications. Perhaps you

should speak with your doctor and see if these are options you can utilize.>> I'm curious how much other asthma sufferers spend on medications.> I was recently switched from Flovent ($46.92) to Advair which costs> $105.18. I found it unfortunate that Advair used to make it less> likely to have asthma attacks costs so much more than Salbutamol.> > Anyway, this is how its cost me.> > The Salbutamol Sulphate HFA 100MCG costs $105.18 + $9.85 fee> Total: $22.41.> > The Advair 125MCG Salmeterol xinafoate / fluticasone propionate costs> $105.18 + $9.85 fee, Total: $115.03.> > While the Fluticasone propionate inhalation aerosol (Flovent) cost> $46.92 + $9.85 fee, Total: $56.77.> >

Tony>God bless you!

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Another place is the drug companies themselves. If you have no insurance at all, the drug companies will help you. Try this site www.pparx.org This site is great for people who need help. You can get forms to fill out and have your doctor fill out his part, send them in with prescriptions, and you'll get your meds free or nearly free. The drug companies helped my mom until her Medicare Pard D started the first of the year and treated her very well. "Matt Anders, RRT, AE-C" wrote: Everyone should ask for samples of ALL their medications every time they go. It doesn't cost the doctor anything. The drug companies give the doctors the free samples to give to NEW patients in hopes that the patient will continue to use the medication. > >> > Tony (and others interested in costs of meds and treatment),> >> > Three years ago, I gave up on the US ever doing anything about the> health care crisis and moved overseas. I now pay about $25 for Advair,> $5 for Ventolin, and my last trip to the emergency room and an overnight> stay in a private, VIP room (including all my meds and xrays) cost me> about $200. (And those are actual costs, NOT co-pays!)> >> > While the cost of living here is VERY cheap and I am extremely> embarassed that RNs get paid about $200 a month, I know it's not> possible for my former "homeland" to make health care that cheap. Still,> in the States, we waste so much money on health care paperwork>

(insurance mainly) and promotion of prescriptions and other similar> wastes. For more than a decade, I have told everyone I know that it's> time for a NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE program in the US. Yes, Canada and> England and Germany have some problems with their systems, but they> don't waste the billions of dollars we do while so many people (like us,> my fellow asthmatics) suffer and often die from inadequate "access" to> health care.> >> > It's time for those of us with chronic health problems to wise up and> band together. Don't believe the BS that we'll turn communist or even> socialist just because we find a better way to make sure every citizen> is able to see a doctor or go to a hospital without having a wallet> biopsy.> >> > For now, I'm pretty happy where I am. Y'all come visit sometime...> >> > Tim>

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tried PPARX-they don't recognize the drug Xopenex!!!! And my dr. doesn't get samples of Xopenex to give out because I am one of only 3 patients that he sees that uses it!!!Bill and Canter wrote: Another place is the drug companies themselves. If you have no insurance at all, the drug companies will help you. Try this site www.pparx.org This site is great for people who need help. You can get forms to fill out and have your doctor fill out his part, send them in with prescriptions, and you'll get your meds free or nearly free. The drug companies helped my mom until her Medicare Pard D started the first of the year and treated her very well. "Matt Anders, RRT, AE-C" wrote: Everyone should ask for samples of ALL their medications every time they go. It doesn't cost the doctor anything. The drug companies give the doctors the free samples to give to NEW patients in hopes that the patient will continue to use the medication. > >> > Tony (and others interested in costs of meds and treatment),> >> > Three years ago, I gave up on the US ever doing anything about the> health care crisis and moved overseas. I now pay about $25 for Advair,> $5 for Ventolin, and my last trip to the emergency room and an overnight> stay in a private, VIP room (including all my meds and xrays) cost me> about $200. (And those are actual costs, NOT co-pays!)> >> > While the cost of living here is VERY cheap and I am extremely> embarassed that RNs get paid about $200 a month, I know it's not> possible for my former "homeland" to make health care that cheap.

Still,> in the States, we waste so much money on health care paperwork> (insurance mainly) and promotion of prescriptions and other similar> wastes. For more than a decade, I have told everyone I know that it's> time for a NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE program in the US. Yes, Canada and> England and Germany have some problems with their systems, but they> don't waste the billions of dollars we do while so many people (like us,> my fellow asthmatics) suffer and often die from inadequate "access" to> health care.> >> > It's time for those of us with chronic health problems to wise up and> band together. Don't believe the BS that we'll turn communist or even> socialist just because we find a better way to make sure every citizen> is able to see a doctor or go to a hospital without having a wallet> biopsy.> >> > For now, I'm

pretty happy where I am. Y'all come visit sometime...> >> > Tim> >> >> > ---------------------------------> > Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates.> >>God bless you! Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. "I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it

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Ok, try writing the company that makes Xopenex. I wish I knew what else to tell you. Hillenbrand wrote: tried PPARX-they don't recognize the drug Xopenex!!!! And my dr. doesn't get samples of Xopenex to give out because I am one of only 3 patients that he sees that uses it!!!Bill and Canter <cindyj4652> wrote: Another place is the drug companies

themselves. If you have no insurance at all, the drug companies will help you. Try this site www.pparx.org This site is great for people who need help. You can get forms to fill out and have your doctor fill out his part, send them in with prescriptions, and you'll get your meds free or nearly free. The drug companies helped my mom until her Medicare Pard D started the first of the year and treated her very well. "Matt Anders, RRT, AE-C" <inside_matts_head> wrote: Everyone should ask for samples of ALL their medications every time they go. It doesn't cost the doctor anything. The drug companies give the doctors the free samples to give to NEW patients in hopes that the patient will continue to use the medication. ---

In asthma , "Jeannette" wrote:>> > That would be great if we could afford the move. I have, however, found> that just ordering my prescriptions from an overseas company is better> for me than buying them here. I save at least $30 on my Advair and I> don't have to pay $100 to visit my doctor to get it.> > I've heard that even Alaska is better with all that than the rest of the> country. That's a dream of ours to move there one day but... only time> will tell when that will happen.> > >> > Tony (and others interested in costs of meds and treatment),> >> > Three years ago, I gave up on the US ever doing anything about

the> health care crisis and moved overseas. I now pay about $25 for Advair,> $5 for Ventolin, and my last trip to the emergency room and an overnight> stay in a private, VIP room (including all my meds and xrays) cost me> about $200. (And those are actual costs, NOT co-pays!)> >> > While the cost of living here is VERY cheap and I am extremely> embarassed that RNs get paid about $200 a month, I know it's not> possible for my former "homeland" to make health care that cheap. Still,> in the States, we waste so much money on health care paperwork> (insurance mainly) and promotion of prescriptions and other similar> wastes. For more than a decade, I have told everyone I know that it's> time for a NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE program in the US. Yes, Canada and> England and Germany have some problems with their systems, but they> don't waste the billions

of dollars we do while so many people (like us,> my fellow asthmatics) suffer and often die from inadequate "access" to> health care.> >> > It's time for those of us with chronic health problems to wise up and> band together. Don't believe the BS that we'll turn communist or even> socialist just because we find a better way to make sure every citizen> is able to see a doctor or go to a hospital without having a wallet> biopsy.> >> > For now, I'm pretty happy where I am. Y'all come visit sometime...> >> > Tim> >> >> > ---------------------------------> > Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates.> >>God bless you! Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. "I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow." God bless you!

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That's an exellent idea! The sample appear to work just as fine.

--- " Matt Anders, RRT, AE-C "

wrote:

> Everyone should ask for samples of ALL their medications every

> time

> they go. It doesn't cost the doctor anything. The drug

> companies

> give the doctors the free samples to give to NEW patients in

> hopes

> that the patient will continue to use the medication.

>

>

> > >

> > > Tony (and others interested in costs of meds and

> treatment),

> > >

> > > Three years ago, I gave up on the US ever doing anything

> about the

> > health care crisis and moved overseas. I now pay about $25

> for

> Advair,

> > $5 for Ventolin, and my last trip to the emergency room and

> an

> overnight

> > stay in a private, VIP room (including all my meds and

> xrays) cost

> me

> > about $200. (And those are actual costs, NOT co-pays!)

> > >

> > > While the cost of living here is VERY cheap and I am

> extremely

> > embarassed that RNs get paid about $200 a month, I know it's

> not

> > possible for my former " homeland " to make health care that

> cheap.

> Still,

> > in the States, we waste so much money on health care

> paperwork

> > (insurance mainly) and promotion of prescriptions and other

> similar

> > wastes. For more than a decade, I have told everyone I know

> that

> it's

> > time for a NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE program in the US. Yes,

> Canada

> and

> > England and Germany have some problems with their systems,

> but they

> > don't waste the billions of dollars we do while so many

> people

> (like us,

> > my fellow asthmatics) suffer and often die from inadequate

> " access "

> to

> > health care.

> > >

> > > It's time for those of us with chronic health problems to

> wise up

> and

> > band together. Don't believe the BS that we'll turn

> communist or

> even

> > socialist just because we find a better way to make sure

> every

> citizen

> > is able to see a doctor or go to a hospital without having a

> wallet

> > biopsy.

> > >

> > > For now, I'm pretty happy where I am. Y'all come visit

> sometime...

> > >

> > > Tim

> > >

> > >

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