shannon Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 She could not afford the price of her new medication today. Any idea of a tried and trusted cheaper or generic brand that doesn't cost hundreds she could try? Her Dr is open to suggestions. Thanks Shannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 What is the medication? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannon Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 he put her on depakote er like i take but at a smaller dosage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sun_zoom_spark Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 There is no generic avaliable for Depakote ER. Generic lithium carbonate is pretty cheap. SZS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Lithium and carbamazepine are the two least expensive of the drugs used as mood stabilizers. Like Depakote, they both require regular blood draws. But there may have been very specific reasons he elected to start Depakote (gosh, I certainly hope there are), and these drugs aren't necessarily interchangeable. The Abbott patient assistance program for Depakote is slow but reasonable. Once they process the app, it takes about 1 week to deliver the medication. Unlike many of these programs, they will accept a faxed application from the provider's office, so if everything gets pulled together, you could maybe have it ready to send in tomorrow. I attached the application to this post. If you go to rxassist.org, they have the instructions there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 https://www.pparx.org/Intro.php http://www.needymeds.com/ Wal-mart $4 med list: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=546834 target $4 med list: http://www.rxassist.org/providers/document...ramDrugList.pdf Kroger pharmacies will match the price of any other pharmacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannon Posted November 8, 2007 Author Share Posted November 8, 2007 Thanks for everyones replies and help Shannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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