Guest guest Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 I have a question, My son is a patient of Dr. G, I am having difficulty mainly financial to keep up with the medication and the consultation fee. My insurance provider Kaiser is not covering any of the fees. I just met with a Dr. at Kaiser and they said they can treat my son with some of the medication that Dr. G is prescribing. However they reseved when it comes to anti Fungals. Has anyone had any succes story working with the insurance provider and how did you continue Dr.Gs protocol Thank You Moustafa Blaih raniakhaled@... Which labs do the work-up? Hi Cheryl, I saw something in this email that caught my eye. It mentioned something about labs doing testing and not finding proper results. My pediatrician is writing up the request for my son's lab work. Is a regular lab (e.g., Labcorp or Qwest) good enough to do the protocol testing? I noticed in some places that labs appeared to be mentioned on your list next to certain tests, should only those labs be used for those tests? Kim Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with the original author(s), and is not necessarily endorsed by or the opinion of the Research Institute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Please elaborate on this compounding deal// RE: RE: labwork > I'm struggling too as phone consults are not covered. > At least the antivirals are covered under my policy, > but not the phone consults or antifungals. > > One tip - Nizoral is not terribly expensive, and don't > forget to check around on the price. In addition, if > you are on something like Diflucan, having it > compounded dye-free is significantly cheaper. For > example, a 150mg pill costs from $15 to $22 each, but > compounded, it is $4. I would check the price on the > other meds as well. > > Keep trying with your insurance company, and ask Dr G > to stretch out consults to 6 to 8 weeks when possible. > Ask a doctor to check with their drug reps to see if > they can obtain some samples with you. A lot of > patient assistance programs require that you have no > insurance, but sometimes you can get help through the > drug companies. I don't know how to direct you, but a > helpful physician (or his nurse) could probably ask if > there is a helpful resource for you. > > Good luck. > > > > > > Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with > the original author(s), and is not necessarily endorsed by or the > opinion of the Research Institute. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 I called Friendly Hills Pharmacy in CA & asked how much they charge for 6 150 mg Diflucan compounded dye-free (both of my sons react to the dye). The total was $24 plus about $14 shipping to Alabama. At Walmart, one 150mg Diflucan is $15, at CVS they were $21. Huge difference. All you need is the Rx for the med, and request it compounded dye-free. They are very nice & helpful there, too - will call Dr G themselves (I always have trouble w/my pharmacies to get them to call for a new Rx but not a refill). Compounding is mixing the medicine from the main ingredient. For some reason the compounding pharmacies locally here in Birmingham - at least the 2 I've called - couldn't compound it or didn't know that it could be. I don't have the number for Friendly Hills, but others here would, it's in the archives, and you can call Dr G's office for it as well. Save $ and don't have your kids react to the dye. --- Dugua <ldugua@...> wrote: > Please elaborate on this compounding deal// ===msg thread truncated=== Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with the original author(s), and is not necessarily endorsed by or the opinion of the Research Institute. __________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 , I get ours compounded by Friendly Hills too - 30 x 100 mg costs $60 as opposed to about $225. The difference pays for a Dr G consult! Shipping to Singapore is $50. which we did anyway as Diflucan costs even more here. The Friendly Hills # is 1 562 693 3791, Dennis Amano is the pharmacist. Re: RE: labwork thanks cynthia, you are so smart! Re: RE: labwork I called Friendly Hills Pharmacy in CA & asked how much they charge for 6 150 mg Diflucan compounded dye-free (both of my sons react to the dye). The total was $24 plus about $14 shipping to Alabama. At Walmart, one 150mg Diflucan is $15, at CVS they were $21. Huge difference. All you need is the Rx for the med, and request it compounded dye-free. They are very nice & helpful there, too - will call Dr G themselves (I always have trouble w/my pharmacies to get them to call for a new Rx but not a refill). Compounding is mixing the medicine from the main ingredient. For some reason the compounding pharmacies locally here in Birmingham - at least the 2 I've called - couldn't compound it or didn't know that it could be. I don't have the number for Friendly Hills, but others here would, it's in the archives, and you can call Dr G's office for it as well. Save $ and don't have your kids react to the dye. --- Dugua <ldugua@...> wrote: > Please elaborate on this compounding deal// ===msg thread truncated=== Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with the original author(s), and is not necessarily endorsed by or the opinion of the Research Institute. __________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 thanks cynthia, you are so smart! Re: RE: labwork I called Friendly Hills Pharmacy in CA & asked how much they charge for 6 150 mg Diflucan compounded dye-free (both of my sons react to the dye). The total was $24 plus about $14 shipping to Alabama. At Walmart, one 150mg Diflucan is $15, at CVS they were $21. Huge difference. All you need is the Rx for the med, and request it compounded dye-free. They are very nice & helpful there, too - will call Dr G themselves (I always have trouble w/my pharmacies to get them to call for a new Rx but not a refill). Compounding is mixing the medicine from the main ingredient. For some reason the compounding pharmacies locally here in Birmingham - at least the 2 I've called - couldn't compound it or didn't know that it could be. I don't have the number for Friendly Hills, but others here would, it's in the archives, and you can call Dr G's office for it as well. Save $ and don't have your kids react to the dye. --- Dugua <ldugua@...> wrote: > Please elaborate on this compounding deal// ===msg thread truncated=== Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with the original author(s), and is not necessarily endorsed by or the opinion of the Research Institute. __________________________________ Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with the original author(s), and is not necessarily endorsed by or the opinion of the Research Institute. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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