Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 My sister pay's $18 for 100 Armour thyroid tab's at Albertson's! I pay $17.95 for 50 at the same place!!!! And her's is a higher dosage. Shirley Re: New formulary If you take 1 1/4, have your doctor order all 1/4 tabs....then you only pay one price, not two....and if you think you will actually end up taking more than that amount, tell him the pricing situation and he may order more for you...with the smaller tabs you can easily multidose daily as well.....my hubby takes the Armour and his is going up to $80 for the three month supply as well (from $45)....it is really crap!!!...AND he has many other drugs he has to take that are doing the same thing....sue in TN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > One word - aarrrggghhhhhh!!!!! > > I checked my new formulary and like I thought Thyrolar is a non > preferred brand so it will cost me $80 for a 3 month supply of EACH > prescription. So if I take 1 1/4 that will be $160. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 My sister pay's $18 for 100 Armour thyroid tab's at Albertson's! I pay $17.95 for 50 at the same place!!!! And her's is a higher dosage. Shirley Re: New formulary If you take 1 1/4, have your doctor order all 1/4 tabs....then you only pay one price, not two....and if you think you will actually end up taking more than that amount, tell him the pricing situation and he may order more for you...with the smaller tabs you can easily multidose daily as well.....my hubby takes the Armour and his is going up to $80 for the three month supply as well (from $45)....it is really crap!!!...AND he has many other drugs he has to take that are doing the same thing....sue in TN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > One word - aarrrggghhhhhh!!!!! > > I checked my new formulary and like I thought Thyrolar is a non > preferred brand so it will cost me $80 for a 3 month supply of EACH > prescription. So if I take 1 1/4 that will be $160. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 --- In NaturalThyroidHormones , " lestatl382 " Still debating if > I should split it up or take it all in the AM. If I can't get to > sleep guess it will all be taken in the AM. > > Louise Girl...you have more problems with those doses and formulas (and their costs!)than China has rice! As far as splitting the dose, that is what I use and have always used as my criteria for taking my thyroid earlier in the day..I can't sleep if I take it too late..so you need to do what works for you! good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 If you take 1 1/4, have your doctor order all 1/4 tabs....then you only pay one price, not two....and if you think you will actually end up taking more than that amount, tell him the pricing situation and he may order more for you...with the smaller tabs you can easily multidose daily as well.....my hubby takes the Armour and his is going up to $80 for the three month supply as well (from $45)....it is really crap!!!...AND he has many other drugs he has to take that are doing the same thing....sue in TN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > One word - aarrrggghhhhhh!!!!! > > I checked my new formulary and like I thought Thyrolar is a non > preferred brand so it will cost me $80 for a 3 month supply of EACH > prescription. So if I take 1 1/4 that will be $160. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 If I order a 3 month supply of 1/4 for $80 and multidose it it won't last 90 days and in the long run I will pay more. 1 1/4 would be 5 pills a day so a 90 day supply would be used up in 18 days if I am doing my math right. Plus I have to wait 60 days before I can refill my prescription so I would be out of medication for a month and a half. I'll stick to getting the 3s and splitting them (instead of 90 days that should last 180.) Louise > > One word - aarrrggghhhhhh!!!!! > > > > I checked my new formulary and like I thought Thyrolar is a non > > preferred brand so it will cost me $80 for a 3 month supply of EACH > > prescription. So if I take 1 1/4 that will be $160. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 If I order a 3 month supply of 1/4 for $80 and multidose it it won't last 90 days and in the long run I will pay more. 1 1/4 would be 5 pills a day so a 90 day supply would be used up in 18 days if I am doing my math right. Plus I have to wait 60 days before I can refill my prescription so I would be out of medication for a month and a half. I'll stick to getting the 3s and splitting them (instead of 90 days that should last 180.) Louise > > One word - aarrrggghhhhhh!!!!! > > > > I checked my new formulary and like I thought Thyrolar is a non > > preferred brand so it will cost me $80 for a 3 month supply of EACH > > prescription. So if I take 1 1/4 that will be $160. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 If I order a 3 month supply of 1/4 for $80 and multidose it it won't last 90 days and in the long run I will pay more. 1 1/4 would be 5 pills a day so a 90 day supply would be used up in 18 days if I am doing my math right. Plus I have to wait 60 days before I can refill my prescription so I would be out of medication for a month and a half. I'll stick to getting the 3s and splitting them (instead of 90 days that should last 180.) Louise > > One word - aarrrggghhhhhh!!!!! > > > > I checked my new formulary and like I thought Thyrolar is a non > > preferred brand so it will cost me $80 for a 3 month supply of EACH > > prescription. So if I take 1 1/4 that will be $160. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Your math is right but you started with the wrong numbers.... a 90 day supply is the amount of medication that you require for 90 days... not 90 pills... So a 90 day supply is the number of tabs that you take a day times 90 So at 5 pills per day you would need 5 X 90 or 450 tabs. Topper () On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 00:13:55 -0000 " lestatl382 " writes: > If I order a 3 month supply of 1/4 for $80 and multidose it it won't > last 90 days and in the long run I will pay more. 1 1/4 would be 5 > pills a day so a 90 day supply would be used up in 18 days if I am > doing my math right. Plus I have to wait 60 days before I can refill > my prescription so I would be out of medication for a month and a > half. I'll stick to getting the 3s and splitting them (instead of 90 > days that should last 180.) > Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Maybe your formulary works differently than ours....but at 5 (1/4 gr.) tabs a day that would be 150 for 30 days, but if you are getting a 90 days supply they would be sending you 450 tabs.....the doctor writes...Armour 1/4 grain, take as directed, #450...3 refills....that is how our doc would write it........sue in TN ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > If you take 1 1/4, have your doctor order all 1/4 tabs....then you > > only pay one price, not two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Maybe your formulary works differently than ours....but at 5 (1/4 gr.) tabs a day that would be 150 for 30 days, but if you are getting a 90 days supply they would be sending you 450 tabs.....the doctor writes...Armour 1/4 grain, take as directed, #450...3 refills....that is how our doc would write it........sue in TN ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > If you take 1 1/4, have your doctor order all 1/4 tabs....then you > > only pay one price, not two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 > My sister pay's $18 for 100 Armour thyroid tab's at Albertson's! > I pay $17.95 for 50 at the same place!!!! And her's is a higher dosage. > Shirley WOW! I know it's cheaper to buy the bottles of 100 at a time, but I never realized there could be that much of a dscrepancy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 > My sister pay's $18 for 100 Armour thyroid tab's at Albertson's! > I pay $17.95 for 50 at the same place!!!! And her's is a higher dosage. > Shirley WOW! I know it's cheaper to buy the bottles of 100 at a time, but I never realized there could be that much of a dscrepancy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 > My sister pay's $18 for 100 Armour thyroid tab's at Albertson's! > I pay $17.95 for 50 at the same place!!!! And her's is a higher dosage. > Shirley WOW! I know it's cheaper to buy the bottles of 100 at a time, but I never realized there could be that much of a dscrepancy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 I can ask but I don't think Merck Medco would prescribe that many pills. Louise > Your math is right but you started with the wrong numbers.... a 90 day > supply is the amount of medication that you require for 90 days... not 90 > pills... So a 90 day supply is the number of tabs that you take a day > times 90 > > So at 5 pills per day you would need 5 X 90 or 450 tabs. > > Topper () > > On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 00:13:55 -0000 " lestatl382 " <LestatL382@y...> > writes: > > If I order a 3 month supply of 1/4 for $80 and multidose it it won't > > last 90 days and in the long run I will pay more. 1 1/4 would be 5 > > pills a day so a 90 day supply would be used up in 18 days if I am > > doing my math right. Plus I have to wait 60 days before I can refill > > my prescription so I would be out of medication for a month and a > > half. I'll stick to getting the 3s and splitting them (instead of 90 > > days that should last 180.) > > Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 I can ask but I don't think Merck Medco would prescribe that many pills. Louise > Your math is right but you started with the wrong numbers.... a 90 day > supply is the amount of medication that you require for 90 days... not 90 > pills... So a 90 day supply is the number of tabs that you take a day > times 90 > > So at 5 pills per day you would need 5 X 90 or 450 tabs. > > Topper () > > On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 00:13:55 -0000 " lestatl382 " <LestatL382@y...> > writes: > > If I order a 3 month supply of 1/4 for $80 and multidose it it won't > > last 90 days and in the long run I will pay more. 1 1/4 would be 5 > > pills a day so a 90 day supply would be used up in 18 days if I am > > doing my math right. Plus I have to wait 60 days before I can refill > > my prescription so I would be out of medication for a month and a > > half. I'll stick to getting the 3s and splitting them (instead of 90 > > days that should last 180.) > > Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 OK I checked online and it would be $80 for 450 tabs. Still sticking to splitting 3s for the overall cost savings. $80 for 180 days vs $80 for 90 days. Louise > > > If you take 1 1/4, have your doctor order all 1/4 tabs....then > you > > > only pay one price, not two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 OOOPs forgot to add that my Dr is cool with me splitting the 3s too to save money. I don't multidose so it should be ok. As long as my blood tests are decent and I feel OK I'll stick to the 1 1/2. Louise > > > > If you take 1 1/4, have your doctor order all 1/4 tabs....then > > you > > > > only pay one price, not two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 Be careful---with our formulary, if you don't reorder every three months (like you are saying yours will last 6 months) they check the reason why with your doc and cut you back to a 90 day supply when the doctor tells them how much you are actually taking---then they threaten to revoke your ordering privileges....so, if I were you I would still reorder them every three months and stock pile some....sue in TN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > OK I checked online and it would be $80 for 450 tabs. Still sticking > to splitting 3s for the overall cost savings. $80 for 180 days vs > $80 for 90 days. > Louise > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 > Be careful---with our formulary, if you don't reorder every three > months (like you are saying yours will last 6 months) they check the > reason why with your doc and cut you back to a 90 day supply when the > doctor tells them how much you are actually taking---then they > threaten to revoke your ordering privileges....so, if I were you I > would still reorder them every three months and stock pile > some....sue in TN stockpiling is good <smile> I stockpile whatever I can with extra scripts and refills my sons and I do not use and when friends need them I've got them on hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 Hi, Louise, My husband and I had a prescription plan with Merck-Medco for a few years. If the doctor writes the prescription for multiple doses through the day (smaller doses more often), then they are obligated to fill it is written. The pharmacy can " suggest " changes, but they cannot make them without a written order from the doctor. Tell your doctor how you want to do this and see what he/she says. Dianne At 04:17 PM 1/2/04 +0000, you wrote: >I can ask but I don't think Merck Medco would prescribe that many >pills. >Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 The only thing is that I don't multidose so it's either pay $80 for Thyrolar 1 and $80 for Thyrolar 1/2 or $80 for Thyrolar 3 and split them. I've checked their web site and can't find anything about refilling prescriptions. I'm thinking I might be better off not asking. Louise > >I can ask but I don't think Merck Medco would prescribe that many > >pills. > >Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 >....so, if I were you I would still reorder them every three months and stock pile > some....sue in TN EXCELLENT advice. Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 Unless I run into expiration dates. The bottle of 3 I just got has an expiration date of sometime NEXT year. (Really freaky having expiration dates. When I filled my prescriptions at Safeway I never got an expiration date.) If anyone can come up with an innocent question that won't give Merck Medco a clue as to what I am doing please share it. I am thinking of asking something like - do I need to renew my prescriptions every 90 days. Period. Louise > >....so, if I were you I would still reorder them every three months > and stock pile > > some....sue in TN > > EXCELLENT advice. > > Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 Unless I run into expiration dates. The bottle of 3 I just got has an expiration date of sometime NEXT year. (Really freaky having expiration dates. When I filled my prescriptions at Safeway I never got an expiration date.) If anyone can come up with an innocent question that won't give Merck Medco a clue as to what I am doing please share it. I am thinking of asking something like - do I need to renew my prescriptions every 90 days. Period. Louise > >....so, if I were you I would still reorder them every three months > and stock pile > > some....sue in TN > > EXCELLENT advice. > > Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 Give them a call and tell them the when your next refill is due you have an annual car insurance payment due and might have to hold off on your refill until you have the money available.... would that cause any problems, you'd like to check into it now so that you have time to figure stuff out. Topper () On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 16:08:31 -0000 " lestatl382 " writes: > Unless I run into expiration dates. The bottle of 3 I just got has an > expiration date of sometime NEXT year. > (Really freaky having expiration dates. When I filled my > prescriptions at Safeway I never got an expiration date.) > If anyone can come up with an innocent question that won't give > Merck > Medco a clue as to what I am doing please share it. I am thinking of > asking something like - do I need to renew my prescriptions every 90 > days. Period. > Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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