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My cardiologist just had me start on Entresto. My 3 month copay through insurance was just under $1400. I got the manufacturer’s copay card so I only had to pay $10 for a 30 day supply. The regular cost was $637. Given the program has a max benefit of $2500, I have no idea what I will do in a few months.


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My cardiologist just had me start on Entresto. My 3 month copay through insurance was just under $1400. I got the manufacturer’s copay card so I only had to pay $10 for a 30 day supply. The regular cost was $637. Given the program has a max benefit of $2500, I have no idea what I will do in a few months.


Back in grad school, I had no insurance. Insulin was $100/vial at US pharmacies. I started buying it from an online Canadian pharmacy for 1/3 the price. That may be an option.


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I started buying it from an online Canadian pharmacy for 1/3 the price.



I have done this also, but you have to be careful that you're buying the legitimate medication and not a third world knock off.


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I started buying it from an online Canadian pharmacy for 1/3 the price.



I have done this also, but you have to be careful that you're buying the legitimate medication and not a third world knock off.


100%. I thoroughly researched the pharmacy I used.


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Cvs bought out a small local pharmacy chain I had been using. Paying cash, they sold me a 90 day supply of Lipitor for $10. Go to cvs to pick up my prescription, he asks for my insurance card, gets my pills and see the bottle is a little empty. I tell him no, the prescription is for a 90 day supply, says right here on the side of my old bottle, please don’t change my prescription without asking me. We can’t provide it as a 90 day supply he says. B.S. I get out a $10 from my wallet, and tell him to charge me the cash price, that’ll be $354 sir. Excuse me? Another fine example of corporate America screwing with me. Will never go to another cvs as long as I live.


CVS is quickly becoming a behemoth and a virtual monopoly, they actually BOUGHT Aetna last year, that's how big they've gotten. My employer switched us from Express Scrips last year to CVS Caremark this year for prescriptions and we are seeing prices for things tripled and quadrupled with CVS over Express Scrips. Frown


 
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Cvs bought out a small local pharmacy chain I had been using. Paying cash, they sold me a 90 day supply of Lipitor for $10. Go to cvs to pick up my prescription, he asks for my insurance card, gets my pills and see the bottle is a little empty. I tell him no, the prescription is for a 90 day supply, says right here on the side of my old bottle, please don’t change my prescription without asking me. We can’t provide it as a 90 day supply he says. B.S. I get out a $10 from my wallet, and tell him to charge me the cash price, that’ll be $354 sir. Excuse me? Another fine example of corporate America screwing with me. Will never go to another cvs as long as I live.
CVS is quickly becoming a behemoth and a virtual monopoly, they actually BOUGHT Aetna last year, that's how big they've gotten. My employer switched us from Express Scrips last year to CVS Caremark this year for prescriptions and we are seeing prices for things tripled and quadrupled with CVS over Express Scrips. Frown
My Medicare Part D (Prescription Drugs) is through Silver Script, which is owned by CVS. In many (most?) cases, my Rx is lower cost at Publix pharmacy than it would be at CVS!


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