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10-22-2009, 12:49 PM
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OK, as many of you know I started back on Mestinon
 and here is my question of the month  ..LOL How much do you have to pay for your mestinon?  18 years ago it cost me over $300 a month,  well I just got my EOB from my ins. and do you know how much the store charged them? $37.05 thats right.. 37 dollars, what I don't understand is why when I had no ins. I was paying over 300!  and that was 18 years ago.Soooo if you don't mind answering.. what do you pay?  
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10-22-2009, 01:15 PM
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I pay $0.00 (Canadian dollars)  I have a great co-pay insurance plan where my insurance covers the lions share and my wife's covers the balance including dispensing fees.
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10-22-2009, 02:05 PM
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LOL, maybe I should ask Americans how much they pay, I forgot Canada has universal health care
 I am lucky in the fact that I am covered under my husband V.A. medical coverage so I too pay nothing but I am still wondering about people who do have to pay what it cost. |
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10-22-2009, 03:12 PM
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I pay for mestinon as a generic and my co-pay for generics is $20 for 90 days. Maybe 18 years ago, mestinon wasn't a generic yet? I don't know when it was initially developed and for the first 7 years, the drug companies can pretty much charge what they want. After the first 7 years, generic competition causes the price to go down. But, on second thought, I don't know if that would apply to mestinon since my understanding is that only one company manufactures it. Hmmmm???
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10-22-2009, 04:11 PM
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Back in 01 my copay was $20 for the brand name and shortly after they started giving me the generic for $10. I don't know either when it became available in generic, but it would cost me $60 with my insurance for the brand name now.
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10-22-2009, 05:13 PM
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I pay $35 for the 60 MG and $65 for 180 MGS a 30 day supply.
Of the 2, I much prefer the 180 MGS timespan......much better for me! LOL! Erin 
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10-22-2009, 06:39 PM
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 Boy was I being ripped off! I wonder how many people without insurance are paying through the nose for these meds? Makes me wonder
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10-22-2009, 08:26 PM
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I ususally just pay a $15 co-pay, but until my COBRA kicks in I have to pay cash...I just paid 181 bucks for 240 pills...I take 120 mg 4x daily...and you bet I will be getting reimbursed once my insurance gets fixed.
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10-22-2009, 08:48 PM
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I pay $65 for name brand after my insurance has paid which is not much!
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10-22-2009, 09:11 PM
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I take the generic. 90 pills cost me $43.85 flat cost - - no insurance. I shopped it across three different pharmacies and got three different prices. The hi - low variation was $10 (for the SAME drug!!).
Sue Last edited by suev; 10-23-2009 at 03:08 PM. Reason: mistake |
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