How much do your RA meds cost? | Arthritis Information

 

Then again, that's my insurance company for you!  25.00/month for Enbrel, 24.00/3-month supply for mtx and 24.00/3-month supply for relafen.  Averages out to approx 40.00/month.   That is with insurance - I'd hate to have to pay the price without. Celebrex 45 day supply .00 I am probably on one of the worse BC/BS plans out there. Thank God, in Australia we have a system where if you are on government benefits, your prescriptions cost each if they are the generic brand and in some cases the real thing.  After you reach a combined target ot 54 scripts as a family or on your own, they are free for the rest of the year.  Most people would reach this target in the later half of the year, as for me, well I have two more scripts to get and I am then on the free list!!!!!!!  Scary eh?  Janie. I pay .00 every six weeks for MTX.  I also have a prescription for Naprosyn but I very rarely use it.  I don't even remember the last time I had it refilled.I too am thankful for our system here when it comes to meds, we pay nothing for biologics and i pay £27 every 3 months for as many presciptions as i need for other meds. I am lucky as some health trusts deny patients biologics as they are underfunded.Humira - a month for 2 shots
MTX - for a 3 month supply
Prednisone - for a 3 month supply


treefrog0012008-03-09 07:32:30Methotrexate = for a 3 month supply All of my prescriptions are .00 each for a 3 month supply.I get my meds from the local pharmacy, rather than the insurance mail-in, so I can only get a 1-month supply at a time and they cost more than if I got them in the mail.  But my local pharmacy is around the corner, open 24 hours, and has a drive-thru window.   I didn't want to have my prescriptions sent to my office, or stolen from my doorstep (living in a complex).  Now that I'm home on disability, I may reconsider the mail-in option. InnerGlow2008-03-09 10:18:45I also wanted to add that when I was on Enbrel last year, it was 0 for 3 months, through the insurance mail pharmacy (which was the only way I could get it).

 

Oddly enough, my visits to my rheumy cost only .72.  Something's not right when I can't get a 1 month generic prescription for the same price as a visit to my rheumatologist's years of expertise.

 

BTW, some of my meds have a high cost because there is no generic available, like Skelaxin.  Without insurance, it would cost around 0/month.

So far it's a bargain just under .00 for Vicodin. I expect I'll be shelling about a month for some prescription RA drug if the RD orders it.  prednisone 10.00 month

You've gotten a lot of information already but I wanted to add something that really shocked me.  I had to get a prescription filled for prednisone and my co-pay was .11.  However, I dropped one of the pills an couldn't find it and at the time I thought I would need it to finish the taper, so I bought another one (5 mg.) out-of-pocket, since insurance will only pay once on each prescription.  That one pill cost me .00!  I didn't realize my insurance was covering so much of my prescription costs.  The lesson here is, don't lose any of your pills!!

Following on what Jesse said, another lesson is when your doctor changes your dosage, make sure they write you a new script.  I was taking pred for awhile on a daily basis.  Then I had a flare and the dr told me to just take 6 pills the first day, then 5, then 4, etc, in other words the basic "medrol pack" taper.  But that meant I used up my pills a lot faster, and had to refill my prescription, but because it was too early, meaning that 30 days hadn't passed by, my insurance wouldn't cover and I had to pay out of pocket.  It could have easily been avoided if my dr had written a script for the increased dose, or just for a separate medrol pack.  Similarly, I was on Imuran 1/day for awhile, then he told me to up it to 2/day and then 3/day.  If I didn't have new scripts with those instructions, I would have been paying for the increase without insurance coverage.

Well shoot......Right now with my HMO I have to pay .00/mo for enbrel, but in 11 months (when the "enliven" discount stops) I will have to pay /WEEK for same. Have seriously begun considering AP, just so I can afford it.I cheapest med I am on is Prednisone, and on the only meds I use a lot of. It is considered a generic so it is only .00, and BC/BS pays nothing... they suck! My Nortriptylin, and Imuran are both .00 generics, which yet again... BC/BS will not pay that .00 for each of those.