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Prescription Help: EpiPen costs
August 21, 2019, 05:29 PM
JohnVPrescription Help: EpiPen costs
One of my kids has a severe fire ant allergy and we are going to have to buy several EpiPens. Can anyone offer advice on the best way to get these inexpensively? Generic Options, Coupons, Government subsidies, Grants...anything? Thanks
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August 21, 2019, 05:35 PM
cee_KampPut the GoodRX app on a smartphone.
$300 per Epi-pen dropped to about $75
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ZSMICHAELBTW do not keep in car and do not put in fridge. Expiration date is generally 18 months so might not get that many. Immunotherapy helps.
August 21, 2019, 05:45 PM
tigereye313Saves up to $300 per box (Mfr discount program).
August 21, 2019, 06:18 PM
sgalczynAsk for the script to specify Epinepherine injector....not "Epi-pen". Same thing in a generic version at a decreased cost.
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August 21, 2019, 06:32 PM
Krankyquote:
Originally posted by JohnV:
One of my kids has a severe fire ant allergy and we are going to have to buy several EpiPens. Can anyone offer advice on the best way to get these inexpensively? Generic Options, Coupons, Government subsidies, Grants...anything? Thanks
Try this site:
https://www.auvi-q.com/They may able to help.
--K
August 21, 2019, 08:15 PM
cgodeI don’t understand why they are so expensive...other than greed. We buy epi 1:1000 in vials and they cost less than 5 bucks! The difference is they aren’t for the lay person and we draw the correct amount out with a syringe to dose someone...it’s pure greed I tell ya
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August 21, 2019, 08:19 PM
P-220quote:
Originally posted by cgode:
I don’t understand why they are so expensive...other than greed. We buy epi 1:1000 in vials and they cost less than 5 bucks! The difference is they aren’t for the lay person and we draw the correct amount out with a syringe to dose someone...it’s pure greed I tell ya
This!!!!!!!
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August 21, 2019, 08:22 PM
fizteachGood RX is great. Check them out online.
Get over it!! August 21, 2019, 08:32 PM
KMitch200Don’t forget that epi is a drug that is safe & effective
past it’s expiration date.
They can turn a darker color and still work fine.
Cloudy means toss it even if in date.
There is an epi shortage around here, not sure if it’s national.
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August 21, 2019, 08:34 PM
will347waxMy wife has to keep one on her. As stated they have a shelf life. The last time she had to get new ones they were in short supply everywhere, maybe that is no longer an issue.
August 21, 2019, 08:37 PM
kimberkidquote:
Originally posted by cgode:
I don’t understand why they are so expensive...other than greed. We buy epi 1:1000 in vials and they cost less than 5 bucks! The difference is they aren’t for the lay person and we draw the correct amount out with a syringe to dose someone...it’s pure greed I tell ya
Insurance to cover law suits drives prices up too
quote:
Originally posted by KMitch200:
Don’t forget that epi is a drug that is safe & effective past it’s expiration date.
They can turn a darker color and still work fine.
Cloudy means toss it even if in date.
There is an epi shortage around here, not sure if it’s national.
Ditto
quote:
Originally posted by Kranky:
Try this site:
https://www.auvi-q.com/They may able to help.
--K
This is what I've got, my doc just accepts whatever the insurance company pays.
If you really want something you'll find a way ...
... if you don't you'll find an excuse.
I'm really not a "kid" anymore ... but I haven't grown up yet either 
August 21, 2019, 08:40 PM
JohnVThanks for the help. I’ll look into all of these options!
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August 22, 2019, 01:48 AM
redstoneOur Pharmacist contacted our doctor and had the prescription resent for a generic.
But the original prescription would have been about $500 a pen. Since generic was covered, it was a co-pay.
This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it. -Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Joshua Painter Played by Senator Fred Thompson August 22, 2019, 09:47 AM
41Tea tree oil will take the stink out of bee stings and may kill the toxins from fire ants.
It is also great for ticks which probably suffocates them and kills the toxins. Usually they just drop off.
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August 22, 2019, 10:00 AM
LimaCharlieMy wife was prescribed EpiPen recently. Her insurance would not cover them. The doctor changed it to Auvi-Q epinephrine auto-injector and her insurance covered them without a co-pay.
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August 24, 2019, 03:19 PM
jimmy123xThis is precisely why Epipens have increased 3 fold in cost.
"A two-dose package cost around $94 nine years ago. The cost averaged more than six times that in May."
https://nypost.com/2016/08/24/...cSw3WSu1B3FdmHaDDhiwAugust 24, 2019, 07:06 PM
Fla. Jimquote:
Originally posted by jimmy123x:
This is precisely why Epipens have increased 3 fold in cost.
"A two-dose package cost around $94 nine years ago. The cost averaged more than six times that in May."
https://nypost.com/2016/08/24/...cSw3WSu1B3FdmHaDDhiw
CVS is advertising at 2 dose for $110.00 cash.
https://www.cvs.com/content/epipen-alternative
