Re: $4 medication programs

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In So. California, Ralphs Grocery and Walgreens are also joining the low

price for generics. Walgreens has the 3 month program for $12.95.

Carol

So. Calif.

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--- hubcj@... wrote:

> In So. California, Ralphs Grocery and Walgreens are

> also joining the low

> price for generics. Walgreens has the 3 month

> program for $12.95.

>

> Carol

> So. Calif.

Hi Carol

That's fantastic, thank you for the information. I

believe it is an excellent idea to check with your

pharmacist to see if they have a program like these.

Kaylene

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Kaylene wrote:

> That's fantastic, thank you for the information. I

> believe it is an excellent idea to check with your

> pharmacist to see if they have a program like these.

Locally, I get my medications filled at the Marsh grocery store

pharmacy. Marsh's is a chain that mostly in Indiana. They also have

other stores like O'Malia's. Darned if I can remember the rest at the

moment. :-)

But I digress........

I mentioned to the pharmacist that I was thinking of taking most of my

generic prescriptions to Walmart, because it was cheaper than using my

insurance co-pay. The pharmacist told me, that Marsh's could do a

three month supply for me, in most of my generics, at less than I was

paying per month with my insurance.

I was pretty damned annoyed.

I've been getting my prescriptions filled at that pharmacy for several

years now and not once, has any pharmacist even mentioned the fact that

I could get a better deal by paying them privately, then I could get

by using my insurance. Sheesh!

I ended up getting a three month supply of several things. The most any

of them cost was $24.00 for three months worth. That's down from $15

per month (with insurance).

To increase my savings, I now use this little card, put out by

FamilyWize and the United Way. It's good for cheap prices at many,

many, different stores across the USA. Careful of CVS pharmacies

though, they have the highest prices of anybody.

The card works, and there are no strings attached. You can just print

it off from the site, or if you feel like jaunting around town, you

should be able to get one at your local United Way. (phone them first).

Personally, I think it's a lot easier to just print out the card and cut

it down to size with scissors :-)

http://familywize.org/

It's easy to look up pharmacies and prices on the site. Since the card

was not known at my pharmacy, it took them a few minutes to look it up.

I took a print out of the costs with me - just in case. What the prices

were on the FamilyWize web site, were the prices the store charged me.

You need to have Adobe Reader (Acrobat) on your computer to get at the

card. Most people already have Adobe Reader installed. Just in case,

you're one of the few people left, who doesn't have it on your

computer, it's free and easy to install:

http://tinyurl.com/a9sbq

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Lyndi

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>Lyndi wrote:

http://familywize.org/

It's easy to look up pharmacies and prices on the

site. Since the card was not known at my pharmacy, it

took them a few minutes to look it up.

I took a print out of the costs with me - just in

case. What the prices were on the FamilyWize web site,

were the prices the store charged me.

You need to have Adobe Reader (Acrobat) on your

computer to get at the card. Most people already have

Adobe Reader installed. Just in case, you're one of

the few people left, who doesn't have it on your

computer, it's free and easy to install:

http://tinyurl.com/a9sbq

Hi Lyndi

I believe we all need to ask, ask, and ask again to

see about programs. You're right, looking up the

pharmacy's website is an excellent plan.

Ironically, we use CVS, because they happened to buy

out the Osco pharmacy that was formerly there. I just

might check into another pharmacy.

If anyone is taking Lexipro, it can usually be

substituted for generic Celexa. The generic Celexa is

on Walmart's $4 list.

Talk this over with your doctor, because these are

essentially the same medications. My daughter, changed

a long time ago, and cannot tell the difference.

It looks like there is help with many medications, we

just have to be our own advocates. I'm glad this

subject came up.

If one pharmacy chain has a program, then most of it's

affiliates have it too. There are so darn many

conglomerates.

Kaylene

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> Carol wrote:

>

>> In So. California, Ralphs Grocery and Walgreens are

>> also joining the low

>> price for generics. Walgreens has the 3 month

>> program for $12.95.

>>

>

> Carol,

I had written earlier about this program. Walmart and Sam have it.

You can go online and click on the medication listing and see what

medications fall under this program. This way you might ask you doctor

to change to some of these medications if they are similar.

It is really good for the medications involved. I finally got my

Provigal approved so I can go back and file on getting the money back.

Medications really can dip into the old budget. Hope that helps

everyone. Bennie

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Bennie typed:

> It is really good for the medications involved. I finally got my

> Provigal approved so I can go back and file on getting the money back.

> Medications really can dip into the old budget.

The one really big drawback with the $4 pharmacy programs is that the

pain medications so many of us use are not covered. Neither are some of

the other medications that are indirectly related to our pain treatment.

That is why I am so pleased with familywize.org. All the major pain

medications are available at a reduced cost. The name brands don't have

much of a saving for obvious reasons, but the generics have excellent

price reductions.

I have no idea what strength of methadone, I will need to consider or if

my doctor will even agree to a switch. But ever since the side effects

I ended up developing from morphine products just kept getting worse and

worse, my doctor has been less rigid about trying other things.

Heck, with the familywize.org card, 100 ten milligram tablets of

methadone only costs $16.61 USA. A bottle of 100 five milligram tablets

of oxycodone, for break through, is $23.13. A 90 tablet bottle of

clonazepam (Klonopin) is $8.55. And on and on it goes.

Those are incredibly good prices. Especially for the USA.

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Lyndi

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--- Lyndi wrote:

> Heck, with the familywize.org card, 100 ten

> milligram tablets of

> methadone only costs $16.61 USA. A bottle of 100

> five milligram tablets

> of oxycodone, for break through, is $23.13. A 90

> tablet bottle of

> clonazepam (Klonopin) is $8.55. And on and on it

> goes.

>

> Those are incredibly good prices. Especially for

> the USA.

Those are excellent prices. I'm glad you found it.

This will help many members. It seems to be easiest to

stock Methadone in ten milligram tablets.

I have started eating dried fruit, especially prunes,

in addition to fresh fruit, to help with the

constipation narcotics can cause.

There are plenty of other dried fruits, but that is

one of the least expensive. They satisfy my sweet

tooth too.

Sauerkraut, is excellent too. One of the tiny little

cans holds several servings. I just heat it in a pan,

and add a few spoons of brown sugar. Coleslaw works

just as well, but there is so much fat in it.

Kaylene

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> Heck, with the familywize.org card, 100 ten milligram tablets of

> methadone only costs $16.61 USA. A bottle of 100 five milligram

> tablets

> of oxycodone, for break through, is $23.13. A 90 tablet bottle of

> clonazepam (Klonopin) is $8.55. And on and on it goes.

>

> Those are incredibly good prices. Especially for the USA.

Lyndi,

You are so RIGHT. I think that we should ask everyone to send in what

programs they know. I think it was on another group I belong to but

one of their members gave whole list of pharmacy assistance programs

also. I will try to find that and post it also.

I know that CVS and Walgreens has a discount program that if you pay

five dollars you get medications and other things discounted but also

waive the five dollars when you are a customer. I am lucky, my co-pay

for my prescriptions are three dollars, nine dollars for brand, and 22

for others that are not considered on formulary. I just have to submit

a letter for them to pay the 22 or get doctors letter and they will

make it nine dollars.

I thank God everyday that he kept me healthy enough to make it until

retirement in the military that provides me this medical and

prescription services. I will get my pay at 60 (if I make it that

long) so I am very fortunate.

Lyndi, please e-mail me privately, I have questions about getting off

morphine to methadone.

Bennie

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Hi

I am vivian in Connecticut. What is familywize.org card and where do you get it?

I have RSD. I am just starting medicare. I live alone and have income of around

700.00. I rent an apartment and own a 98 ford. I am 62.

I am telling you this because i know these things can make a difference in

getting or not getting maybe the card.

Lyndi wrote:

That is why I am so pleased with familywize.org. All the major pain

medications are available at a reduced cost. The name brands don't have

much of a saving for obvious reasons, but the generics have excellent

price reductions.