Sheesh I hope it's a mistake,I just started the Im Rocephin today and am supposed to take Mepron, Flagyl,and Diflucan too.
There is some issue w/ the Flagyl too on dosage,so they are checking,what can be done.
But $700 or more for the Mepron[yes the generic] just seems outrageous. We cannot afford that,especially not w/ the inusrance arguing what thye will and wont pay,as we go privatized...
Hellllpppppp.....OwOwoooooWoooooooorooooooooOOOHh,Sheesh it makes the Rocephin burn feel that much worse...Whats a Silverwolfish one to do? Gotta do something as I've had two 'Migranic Seizures' in the last two and a half days[just a bit to much stress right now]...I cannot keep letting the Lyme mess w/ mah verah own se'f.
Any info',thot's etc. would be greatly apprecaited. [TxCoord{my hubby-honey} is out checking a couple of other pharmacies,and running errands]. We've a call into our LD to see if there is a mistake,cost wise,as she has usually tried to make sure we have at least an estimate of cost.
We are in the middle of a move[different town],which will mean a tear down and redo set-up for the 'puter[going cable]. I can check in from TxCoords office in the meantime. Just the Silverwolf,,,sorta in price shock here.
Posted by trueblue (Member # 7348) on :
There's a Patient Assistance program for Mepron. I would try contacting Bridges to Access and see if you can qualify. Try calling 1-866-PATIENT (1-866-728-4368) and see if the can help, k?
You can run all your meds through the program listed at the bottom of that thread and it'll tell you what you may be eligible for.
Unfortunately, I believe a bottle of Mepron is that expensive. Malarone is considerably cheaper, althoguh not terribly affordable even so. 30 tablets are about $160.
Good luck and many hugs <<<<<<<<< Silverwolf >>>>>>>>>> I hope something pans out.
*edited to add phone number above
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Yep. You can always use clindamycin/quinine and/or artemisinin.
Posted by May (Member # 10319) on :
I got mine from Canada. It's slightly less painful. I think around $500 if I'm remembering correctly.
Posted by minimonkey (Member # 8693) on :
Yeah, Mepron is unbelievably expensive. Mine runs $1800 a month -- zoiks!!! So far the insurance has paid it -- I did four months of babs treatment, then relapsed immediately -- so on we go to round two.
You can do malarone for babs, which is less expensive, or the clindamycin/quinine, as others have suggested above. Not everyone can tolerate quinine drugs, though, and the more severe side effects are pretty scary.... that said, if I had to, I'd much rather take clinda/quinine than let my babs continue unchecked, as that was literally making life near-unbearable.